With a gust in Hurricane Melissa setting a record for peak gust measured by a specialized instrument dropped into the eye of a hurricane – 252 mph – you might be wondering what the fastest wind speeds ...

Hurricane hunter video shows massive scale of Hurricane Melissa before landfall Videos taken from within the eye of Hurricane Melissa captured a stunning storm as it broke wind-speed records over the ...

Determining the "windiest place on Earth" depends on how you quantify wind speed. Places with fast average winds rarely experience significant gusts, and besides, gusts are recorded at ground level ...

Josh Lew is a writer and copywriter who focuses on travel, green living, and personal finance. Wellington is often called the world’s windiest city due to its average wind speed and strongest recorded ...