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.

National targets set by governments add up to just over a doubling of the global wind capacity by 2030, but fall short of tripling, according to a new report. The current sum of 2030 national wind ...

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 ...

In 2023, wind power's share of global electricity generation peaked at 9.59% in November.