During the recent cold snap, wind chills in Saskatchewan reached the –30 to –35 range. But what exactly is a wind chill?

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 ...

When conditions are cold, wind can strip away the warm layer of air insulating your skin. Because of this, wind makes the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Wind shear is a term that comes up often when tracking tropical storms and hurricanes but it’s not a readily-understood term. Wind shear refers to varying wind directions with ...

DALENCIA. THERE’S A LOT MORE THAN JUST WIND AT PLAY HERE. YEAH, WE GOT THAT COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND THE TEMPERATURES, SO IT’S BEEN A COLD DAY AND WE CERTAINLY HAD THAT WIND. SO THAT’S WHAT HELPED ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Climate change is affecting global wind patterns in multiple ways, many of which have direct implications for human health. Worsening sand and dust ...