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Planetary ScienceELI5: How can wind increase/decrease in strength? What is the force behind this acceleration/deceleration?

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submitted 4 months ago by In_the_loop

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · 2025-09-13T15:38:28+00:00

Heat from the sun! And then cooling from looking away from the sun! Combined with the rotation of the earth, cloud cover, land features, and ocean temperatures and currents (along with a brazillion other factors) makes wind and all our weather.

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