Ocean waves, the hot sun, sea breezes -- the right combination makes a great day at the beach. A different combination makes a killer hurricane. The complex interactions of the ocean and the air above ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. If true, the theory explains how the interior forests of vast continents influence wind and the water cycles that supply whole nations, and could ...

ABSTRACT The semiannual cycle in zonal wind over the equatorial Indian Ocean is investigated by use of ocean–atmospheric reanalyses, and linear ocean–atmospheric models. In observations, the ...

Rounds of rain, some locally heavy, are expected as the northeast wind howls along our beaches. A Wind Advisory, Coastal ...

Figure 1: Comparison of sand dune patterns in the solar system. The dune reconstitution time concept implies that changes in wind direction that are shorter in duration than the time needed to ...

The distinctive light and dark dirt patches on Mars led to warming of that planet, according to a study. Mars' surface air temperatures have increased 1.17 degrees Fahrenheit since 1970, researchers ...