In the iconic "Sound of Music" score, "My Favorite Things," a young Julie Andrews lists snowflakes as objects that bring her ...

What’s the cheapest way to power Australia? Every year, CSIRO researchers and modellers seek to answer this very large ...

This Na'vi adventure feels slightly less alien, but builds to an immensely gratifying finale that’s well worth the wait.

What Exactly Is The Jet Stream The jet stream, or any wind, is the result of differences in surface temperature. In simple ...

When tropical storms make headlines, certain countries and regions are repeatedly part of the story. Why is that? What fuels cyclones and their paths?

Thanks to the polar vortex, the first half of December will bring multiple waves of Arctic air to the U.S. Here's what to ...

The wind was whipping in Highmark Stadium Nov. 17, and the blustery conditions affected some decisions and outcomes in the Buffalo Bills' high-scoring victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. How did ...

Pat Wood III was walking out of the governor's office in 1996 when his boss said something about wind power that stopped him cold. "Hey, Pat," then-Gov. George W. Bush called out to him. "We like wind ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Following last week’s three confirmed tornadoes, I figured we should continue the conversation for this week’s WEATHER WEDNESDAY and specifically explore the question: How does a ...

The simplest definition of wind is air in motion. Wind is generated by uneven pressure in the atmosphere, which is caused by uneven heating by the Sun, land, and oceans. The air closest to the ground ...

“You don’t need a weatherman / To know which way the wind blows,” Bob Dylan tells us in his song Subterranean Homesick Blues. One workaround that does not require a meteorologically trained ...