wind shear
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El Niño in the Pacific Basin decreases wind shear, so it removes the inhibitive storm-decapitating effect of wind shear at the same time that it amplifies water temperature,” Swain said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Simon is the latest in a busy hurricane season in the Pacific, where the powerful El Nino ocean warming phenomenon is weakening wind shear, allowing the storms to gain in strength.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
However, wind shear is expected to increase dramatically in the 24 hours before Isaias makes landfall which may limit how intense it can become.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Scientists call the difference between winds at different heights vertical wind shear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
As the plane came in on its final approach, the pilots encountered severe wind shear.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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