When one hears the phrase, "wind shear is 20 knots over the hurricane", this typically refers to the difference in wind speed between 200 mb (the top of the troposphere, 40,000 feet altitude ...

On its website, it said its general view was "that damage can occur even when the wind speed is lower than level 10 on the Beaufort scale", which starts at 48 knots, or 55mph. Mr Illife's case ...

Strong winds have battered the UK and Ireland as Storm Éowyn makes its way further towards the north-east. However, the ...