Explainer: Winds and where they come from
Matthew Cappucci
Jan 22, 2018 — 6:30 am EST
Hear that flag snapping sharply against the flagpole? See those kites flying high overhead? Feel that cooling breeze coming in off of the water?
Wind is all around us. It arrives in many shapes and forms. Wind may be an elegant mood-setter or a furious early warning of a dangerous storm. Although few people give much thought to wind — unless it’s threatening — those rivers of moving air drive the weather in ways that rule our environment.
https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/explainer-winds-and-where-they-come
