wind shear
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El Nino has a tendency to increase wind shear in the north Atlantic, a factor which tears apart storms and limits formation.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
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
In the Pacific, the weather phenomenon weakens vertical wind shear that allows storm systems there to brew stronger.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Scientists call the difference between winds at different heights vertical wind shear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
As it did, wind shear blew it laterally off course.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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