Tropical Storm Francine's path toward the Louisiana coast will bring it over warm Gulf of Mexico waters, typically a key factor for turning a modest storm into a powerful hurricane. But another factor ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Wind shear is a term that comes up often when tracking tropical storms and hurricanes but it’s not a readily-understood term. Wind shear refers to varying wind directions with ...
Emily Brodsky, professor of Earth and planetary sciences at UC Santa Cruz, has received a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study the shear strength of rocks in the Earth’s ...