HINT.FM’s real-time map of wind speeds in the US is a useful tool to help us better understand the wind’s power and potential. The kinetic map was developed by Fernanda Viégas and Martin ...

Now their map has inspired another Web developer, Cameron Beccario, to adapt the concept to a global scale. Beccario started with a wind map of Tokyo , where he lives. Then he took on the world.

The power density map considers wind speed and elevation to report density in watts per square meter. The relative smoothness of terrain and how it facilitates wind flows plays a significant factor.

The post-tropical cyclone had sustained wind speeds of 60 miles per hour. Follow our coverage here . As the storm moved inland, it dropped excessive rain along and near the storm's path, from ...