Discover why cyclones move towards land, influenced by trade winds, ocean temperatures, and seasonal monsoon patterns.

The maximum Antarctic sea ice extent in 2023, shown here, was the lowest on record. The yellow line shows the average winter maximum of satellite observations from 1981 to 2010. New research shows ...

One-fifth of the world’s wind turbines are in areas where winds could drop for long periods in the future 1. Researchers know that global wind patterns will change as the planet warms, in part because ...

Mountain waves, it's a large-scale wind pattern that typically happens in the cooler months from fall to early spring. This weather phenomenon occurs in many mountain ranges around the globe including ...

It may only be Tuesday, but we can already say this week is pretty slow and sluggish (at least as far as the weather forecast is concerned). You can thank two rounds of a weather pattern known as a ...

La Niña has arrived, fueled by colder-than-normal Pacific Ocean temperatures—and it could bring a lot of snow and severe ...