wind shear
noun
: a radical shift in wind speed and direction that occurs over a very short distance
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Despite plenty of bathtub warm water in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, upper-level winds, known as wind shear, are much too disruptive right now for any tropical systems to form in these areas, according to Jon Rizzo, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Key West, Florida.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 June 2024
This can create differences in air temperature, the researchers write, making wind shear more common.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
Finally, light trade winds allow hurricanes to grow in strength without the disruption of strong wind shear and minimize ocean cooling.
—Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 23 May 2024
Hurricanes have a harder time holding their column structure during strong wind shear because stronger winds higher up push the column apart.
—Pedro Dinezio, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2024
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 June 2024
This can create differences in air temperature, the researchers write, making wind shear more common.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
Finally, light trade winds allow hurricanes to grow in strength without the disruption of strong wind shear and minimize ocean cooling.
—Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 23 May 2024
Hurricanes have a harder time holding their column structure during strong wind shear because stronger winds higher up push the column apart.
—Pedro Dinezio, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2024
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“Wind shear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20shear. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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