Europe has a big head start globally when it comes to generating power from offshore wind installations. The U.S. has lagged due to a variety of factors, including the need to work through regulatory ...

Winds are always named for the direction from which they blow. The best way to picture this is to stand so the wind is blowing into your face. The direction you are facing names the wind direction. A ...

GRAND RAPIDS — Recently we have had some very windy days, but do we always know which direction the wind is blowing? In today's weather experiment we are going to build a wind vane or weather vane to ...

When looking at a surf forecast, there are several key factors to take into consideration, including swell direction, swell height, tide times, wind speed and wind direction. If you can understand ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Wind direction plays a crucial role in determining daily temperatures—especially in regions like Western New York. A northerly breeze coming off Lake Ontario often brings cooler air ...

Winds are measured by sensors located 20 feet above the ground. That is the height at which, by international agreement, wind readings are taken. Wind speeds are two-minute averages and the strongest ...

Have you ever wondered how an electronic wind vane translates a direction into a unique signal? It seems as though it might be very complicated, and indeed some of them are. [martinm] over at ...