The trade winds are permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in Earth's equatorial region, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern ...

Changes in wind patterns play the leading role in influencing often devastating tropical rainfall changes, rather than simply the warming atmosphere holding more moisture, according to new research.

Meteorologists are predicting an El Niño climate pattern will almost certainly develop by summer, and by winter, there’s a two out of three chance that the episode will be strong or very strong, ...