The most intense wind gust ever measured on Earth was in an Australian tropical cyclone, but its extreme value wasn't believed until an investigation wrapped up almost 14 years after the storm. On ...

A research team from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) studied the global variability of plant hydraulics in relation to wind speed. Their findings are ...

Climate change has amplified the strength of Atlantic hurricanes by an average of 18 miles per hour in the last six years. Three hurricanes, including this month's Rafael, experienced a substantial ...

On Jan. 17, 1982, a massive windstorm in Boulder produced two wind gusts that hit 137 mph and numerous wind gusts reaching 120 mph. The Daily Camera estimated at the time that at least 40% of all ...

Solar wind speeds remain elevated as an incoming coronal mass ejection approaches Earth, with forecasts indicating increased ...