Also known as twisters, these violent cyclones can reach wind speeds of 300 miles per ... tornadoes has long been attributed to the Coriolis effect, the force caused by the Earth’s rotation.

The term 'geostrophic' refers to the situation where, for an observer on the earth's surface, the vortical currents (the circulating currents flowing around the eddy) induce an equal and opposite ...

benefit from more favorable wind patterns, and compete against much higher energy prices). In 2010, officials in Governor David Paterson’s administration briefly mollified activists with a study ...

The uncertainty stems from the lack of a strong weather front to help storms form and unclear wind patterns that affect storm organizations, the weather service said. Also, a cold front expected ...

Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires in many regions of the world. This is due partly to specific weather ...

Severe storms may produce large hail and damaging winds near 70 mph. A slow-moving storm system will bring several rounds of showers and thunderstorms across eastern Oklahoma, increasing the ...

ALERT DAY is in effect for Monday due to potential severe ... High temps stay close to normal in the low to mid-60s. Winds will be somewhat breezy out of the southeast, blowing between 10-15 ...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a multi-hazard warning for thunderstorms accompanied with gusty winds (50-60kmph) very likely at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya ...