When it comes to harvesting energy from air currents, the big wind turbines usually get all the attention. For example, in 2023, the world's largest wind turbine, with a 260-meter (853-ft) diameter ...

The City of Brampton will be reducing speed limits to 40 km/h in some areas of the city following a pilot project. Council approved the limit reductions during its June 18 general committee meeting.

The Trump administration has taken aim at a nascent New England industry: offshore wind. Since Trump took office for the second time earlier this year, his administration has canceled permits, issued ...

The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker on Nintendo Switch 2 made two tiny changes that break it wide open for Zelda speedrunners – a strategy so hard "only a few people in the whole world can do it" is ...

Selecting the right material from countless possibilities remains a central hurdle in materials discovery. Theory-driven predictions and experiment‐based validations help us make informed selections, ...

It’s a number attached to every hurricane, crucial to emergency response teams and city officials to mobilize preparedness: the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, characterized by five categories.

Wind energy is electricity from the naturally flowing air in the Earth's atmosphere. As a renewable resource that won't get ...

17:27, Thu, Aug 28, 2025 Updated: 17:49, Thu, Aug 28, 2025 Britain is set to be hit with strong gales at the end of this week, as 70kmph winds cross the Atlantic. WXCharts maps show the storm ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A weather vane is an instrument used to show the direction the wind is blowing from. It is one of the simplest weather instruments created and it has been used since ancient times. The ...

The small town of Sweetwater, in Nolan County, Texas, sits north of three of the world’s largest onshore wind farms. Some call it the “wind turbine capital of Texas.” On West Alabama Avenue in the ...

There are 32 NFL stadiums, and 20 of them have no roof to speak of. That means Mother Nature can wreak havoc on a football game at just about any time, throwing wind, snow, rain, and punishing ...