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Offshore wind projects may not be prepared for increasing wind speeds

More than 40% of existing and planned offshore wind farm sites in Europe and Asia are being exposed to wind speeds above the ...

Hurricane Melissa’s Wind Speeds Doubled in Less Than a Day

The intensity of a hurricane is measured by its maximum sustained wind speed, and when that speed increases by at least 35 ...
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expert reaction to study of extreme winds and wind turbines

A study published in Nature Communications looks at extreme winds and offshore wind turbines. Prof Chris Vogel, Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, said ...

Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with wind speed of 185 mph; 7 dead across Caribbean — top developments

Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds, made landfall in Jamaica, becoming the strongest storm in the ...