wind shear
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Vertical wind shear refers to changes in wind speed or direction with height.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
“Too much vertical wind shear tears apart hurricanes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Warm waters provide fuel for storms, and El Nino's effect on the atmosphere leaves little vertical wind shear over the Pacific, creating favorable conditions for hurricanes to intensify.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
A 2024 study, external suggested the two main drivers to this uncertainty are changes in wind speed and direction through the atmosphere, known as vertical wind shear, and atmospheric moisture.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
Typically, the plane would have been flying on autopilot in that situation, reacting immediately and appropriately to wind shear.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
