Dear Tom, What determines wind strength and direction? — Leon J. Hoffman, Chicago Dear Leon, Wind at the Earth’s surface is caused by air pressure differences. Air moves from higher to … ...

Dear Tom, I am trying to understand how the wind moves and how it changes direction. I have done some research and found some information about using isobars. Is that even accurate? —Tyler Go… ...

Find out where wind comes from and how to measure wind direction with this BBC Bitesize Scotland article for First and Second Level CfE.

In its closest-ever dive into the Sun’s atmosphere, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has returned stunning new images and data that ...

Stock image of solar wind hitting the Earth's magnetic field. Due to the alignment of our magnetic field towards the sun at the equinoxes, more solar wind slips through, resulting in more auroras.

With hurricanes, the focus is usually on vertical wind shear, or how wind changes in speed and direction with height. Vertical wind shear is present nearly everywhere on Earth, since winds ...

Planet Earth 150,000-year history of Earth's magnetic field reveals clues about the climate when early humans were spreading out of Africa. ... temperature and wind direction, ...