During El Niño events, upper-level winds over the Atlantic tend to be stronger than usual, and thus stronger wind shear results. The faster air flow in the upper troposphere lead ...

Wind shear is defined as the change in wind speed, wind direction, or both, over some distance. You may have heard airplane pilots talk about turbulence and warn passengers that they’re in for a bumpy ...

DENVER — A few small thunderstorms popped up on Sunday afternoon near Denver International Airport after the second straight day of 100-degree heat. Even though the storms only produced a dribble of ...

Weather forecasters talk about wind shear a lot during hurricane season, especially in El Niño years, but what exactly is it? I teach meteorology at Georgia Tech, in a part of the country that pays ...