During El Niño events, upper-level winds over the Atlantic tend to be stronger than usual, and thus stronger wind shear results. The faster air flow in the upper troposphere lead ...

From ketchup to quicksand, non-Newtonian fluids have long fascinated and puzzled scientists. Unlike ordinary fluids, their flow properties change depending on how much force is applied, but the ...

An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time. Known as the “Doomsday Glacier,” the Thwaites ...

In a new study, researchers show that gas bubbles can form in the rising magma not only due to a drop in pressure but also due to shear forces. If these gas bubbles grow in the volcanic vent early on ...

Here, we sought to directly examine the effects of flow on the surface colonization of two bacterial species that often colonize high shear host environments. Specifically, we studied two different ...

Surface waves and currents are crucial to the mass transfer in the air-sea interaction as they can drive a variety of dynamical processes. How mass can be transported by surface waves and current ...

Wind shear becomes a hot topic during El Niño years, when wind shear tends to be stronger over the Atlantic during hurricane season. Wind shear is defined as the change in wind speed, wind direction, ...

Wind shear is defined as the change in wind speed, wind direction, or both, over some distance. You may have heard airplane pilots talk about turbulence and warn passengers that they’re in for a bumpy ...

I teach meteorology at Georgia Tech, in a part of the country that pays close attention to the Atlantic hurricane season. Here’s a quick look at one of the key forces that can determine whether a ...

Weather forecasters talk about wind shear a lot during hurricane season, especially in El Niño years, but what exactly is it? I teach meteorology at Georgia Tech, in a part of the country that pays ...