This fall, NASA scientist Kris Bedka flew into Hurricane Helene to test a device that uses lasers to create ultradetailed wind measurements. It could be the key to unlocking better storm predictions.

By Sean Mowbray Climate change is disturbing wind patterns across the globe in dramatic ways. And when combined with land-use change and desertification, these changes are spawning immense sand and ...

Wind energy harnesses atmospheric air movement driven ultimately by solar heating. Uneven heating of Earth's surface, land warming and cooling faster than oceans, intense solar radiation at the ...