Global wind patterns are large-scale air movements that distribute heat and moisture around the planet. They are influenced by factors such as the Earth’s rotation and the distribution of land ...

Warming changes wind patterns, which changes cloud patterns, which results in more warming. This is what we call "positive feedback" in the climate system: warming leads to more warming.

Global warming does not affect our planet evenly. Some areas such as the Arctic region or high mountain peaks warm faster ...

The ENSO state directly affects temperature, rainfall, and wind patterns across the tropics—and has cascading indirect effects at a global scale. Click the downloadable graphic: La Niña U.S ...

The Aeolus satellite recently concluded its study of global wind patterns. In July, the European Space Agency guided the spacecraft through maneuvers to make it burn up in Earth’s atmosphere.

The World Meteorological Organization reports increased odds that El Niño, the global weather pattern often tied to intense heat, will arrive by fall. By Elena Shao Forecasters from the World ...