Welcome at "Wind: The invisible force"


How does wind originate? Here the entire process is described how wind forms. All about pressure areas, types of wind and other phenomena.
Introduction | Pressure areas | Coriolis force | Global movement | Geostrophic winds | Gradient winds | Friction | Beaufort scale | Types of wind

A complete list of terms that occur in this website with an explanation. Alfabetical list | Development terms | Hurricane terms | Tornado terms

You hear about them every year when they strike and wreck havoc. Learn all about hurricanes in this section.
Introduction | Development | Growth process | Global activity | Names | Saffir-Simpson Scale | El nino | Damage | Prediction | Public action

If you don't want to read plain information this is the section to be. Do the wind quiz to test your knowledge.
Quiz | Poll | Messageboard | Guestbook | Flash gallery | Image gallery

Tornadoes are the most impressive from of wind. They strike especially in the US
Introduction | Development | Tornado Alley | Fujita scale | Predicting them | Warnings & safety | Storm chasers | Stories & more

Information about the website and its creators. Also some copyright information About the site | About the creators | Thinkquest | Copyright information | Contact information |

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