Are America's Winds Slowing?

Miller-McCune by Michael Haederle | Sep. 29, 2009 (Special Report)

Wind speeds, expected to help propel the advance of renewable energy, may be slowing, a cautious new study suggests. Then again, they may be blowing even harder. Full Story »

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by William Hughes-Games - Sep. 29, 2009

Reporting with admirable caution the curious observation that winds are increasing in some locations and decreasing in others.

With global warming it is reasonably likely that the Hadley cells will shift their locations, resulting in a change in prevailing winds and in rainfall distribution