Relatively unknown global weather patterns can drive the hurricane season. What are the ITCZ, Central American Gyre and the ...

A confluence of factors, including warmer-than-average water temperatures, could mean a heightened 2025 hurricane season.

Only about 7% of hurricane season in energetic terms happens before Aug. 1, so don’t draw conclusions from a languid first ...

CAT can throw a person from their seat or send objects flying on a plane, which can potentially be very dangerous. While fatal injuries due to turbulence are rare, they do occur. One passenger on the ...

NOAA defines wind shear as the rate of change in wind speed or direction over a certain distance, which can alter the storm's updraft, or upward moving air. This usually refers to vertical wind shear.

When El Niño is occurring, hurricane activity often decreases because of strong vertical wind shear. In contrast, La Niña creates a more favorable environment for hurricanes to form because of ...

Wind speeds are now about 165 mph, and further weakening is expected due to vertical wind shear. Hurricane Milton 5 p.m. update. Hurricane Milton's reached Category 5 status again Tuesday afternoon.

Vertical wind shear in the jet streams can be compared to what happens when a smooth river starts flowing more steeply downhill and speeds up, said Davide Faranda, research director of climate ...

A growing body of research demonstrates that climate change is disrupting jet streams and, in turn, worsening vertical wind shear. Studies show that faster rates of global warming at the poles can ...

When El Niño is occurring, hurricane activity often decreases because of strong vertical wind shear. In contrast, La Niña creates a more favorable environment for hurricanes to form because of ...

When El Niño is occurring, hurricane activity often decreases because of strong vertical wind shear. In contrast, La Niña creates a more favorable environment for hurricanes to form because of ...