A Spanish research group says air flux variations over different parts of solar plants could also lead to mismatch losses. Past. studies have only looked at the benefits of high wind speed on PV ...

Thomas Mortlock works for Aon Reinsurance Solutions. Tropical cyclone Ilsa has been downgraded to a category-three cyclone as it moves southeast through Western Australia. The storm first made ...

We’ve all felt the wind blow. The wind helps us fly kites, sail boats and dry our washing when it’s out on the line! Wind can be very helpful, but when it's too strong, it can be destructive. Wind ...

Blowing in the wind: a broken tree trunk. (Courtesy: Alexandre Ponomarenko) During storms, there is a critical wind speed, of around 42 m/s (90 mph), at which almost all tree trunks break – ...

Wind gusts are brief bursts of stronger wind caused by atmospheric turbulence and mixing, and they’re often mistaken for ...

Hurricane Melissa's wind gusts reached a record-breaking speed shortly before the storm made landfall in the Caribbean last month, according to data recorded during the deadly event. The data was ...