wind shear
noun
: a radical shift in wind speed and direction that occurs over a very short distance
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During a La Niña, the area of low vertical wind shear in the Atlantic expands, increasing the number of hurricanes that develop while allowing stronger storms to form.
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Ty Roush, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Typically, Gulf of Mexico waters have cooled by November, and strong wind shear tears apart any storms that make it into the gulf.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
The heat and humidity present in the atmosphere during such storms and changes in wind direction or speed with height, known as wind shear, contribute to their likelihood.
—Stephany Matat, Isabella O'Malley, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Oct. 2024
Climate change affects wind shear too—also making the planet more hospitable to hurricanes.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
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Ty Roush, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Typically, Gulf of Mexico waters have cooled by November, and strong wind shear tears apart any storms that make it into the gulf.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
The heat and humidity present in the atmosphere during such storms and changes in wind direction or speed with height, known as wind shear, contribute to their likelihood.
—Stephany Matat, Isabella O'Malley, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Oct. 2024
Climate change affects wind shear too—also making the planet more hospitable to hurricanes.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Wind shear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20shear. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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