From sending more pollen airborne to breaking up pollen grains, which lets them penetrate deeper into your lungs, the wind is not the allergy sufferer’s friend.

Engineers use giant fans in the Wall of Wind test facility to study the destructive ways these powerful winds can interact with tall buildings.

One long line of powerful winds can whip up dust storms, spread wildfires, spin up tornadoes and fuel blizzards – all at the same time across different states.

New techniques are helping forecasters spot potentially dangerous storms earlier than ever.

Forecasters are closely watching a storm headed for the Caribbean that’s likely to become Ernesto. New techniques are helping them spot potentially dangerous storms earlier than ever.

Spring 2024 was menacing for large parts of the US, with a tornado nearly every day in May. Tornado outbreaks tore up communities across multiple states.

Vertical wind shear can keep tropical storms in check, particularly during El Niño years. When El Niño is gone, it’s a different story.

Vertical wind shear can keep tropical storms in check, particularly during El Niño years. When El Niño is gone, wind shear is often not as strong.

Vertical wind shear can keep tropical storms in check, particularly during El Niño years. When El Niño is gone, ii’s often not as strong.

The state’s largest wildfire on record tore across the heart of Texas cattle country, and more days of strong winds were forecast. A rangeland ecologist explains why the flames spread so fast.