HISTORY125 - Wind and its Power
I owe Pat another one. “Wind” came up in a recent discussion of potential blog topics and I immediately picked up on it. After a short introduction, I will discuss the effects of wind, what causes wind, and how wind has affected our culture, before focusing on the history of wind power. I will conclude with some interesting facts about wind and wind power. As usual, I will list my principal sources at the end. Introduction Wind is the movement of atmospheric air from high-pressure areas to low-pressure areas , which we feel as wind . The greater the difference in pressure between two areas (the pressure gradient), the faster the wind will blow. Wind can be a gentle breeze or a powerful storm-force gust, depending on the pressure d...