Tag: onshore

Last day with an onshore wind pattern

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – With winds still coming from the Gulf of Mexico, a few showers get pushed onshore this morning. Rain chances increase through the middle of the afternoon. These showers move quickly to the east and taper off in the early evening. We are still feeling the extra humidity with the onshore wind […]

Onshore wind pattern sets up

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A prominent wind that comes from the Gulf of Mexico can change our weather pattern slightly this time of year. Watch for a few spotty showers before lunchtime closer to the coast. The breeze begins to spread the downpours farther inland by the early afternoon. In fact, the best coverage of […]

Amazon plans England’s tallest onshore wind turbine

Amazon is in the early stages of planning to build England’s tallest onshore wind turbine at one of its warehouses. The company has asked Swindon Borough Council whether it needs to provide an environmental assessment for a planned turbine at its facility in Swindon, Wiltshire. In a screening opinion request, Amazon said it wanted to […]

An ‘unusually high number’ of emaciated California brown pelicans are turning up onshore

Large numbers of California brown pelicans are turning up on shore with signs of malnutrition, prompting a California Department of Fish and Wildlife investigation. California brown pelicans are a federally protected species, and Central and Southern California wildlife rehabilitation facilities have begun admitting “an unusually high number of debilitated pelicans,” according to the CDFW. The […]