While gusty winds have been blowing throughout the country, columnist Sue Bowman started thinking about how the power of wind ...

The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure for the intensity of the weather based mainly on wind power. The scale was created by the British naval commander Sir Francis Beaufort around 1806.

An atmospheric gathering storm of a documentary exploring the extraordinary history of the Beaufort Scale - a system designed to help find language for the wind. Show more An atmospheric gathering ...

categorised between 7 and 10 on the Beaufort Wind Force Scale, an empirical tool developed in 1805 by Sir Francis Beaufort. The scale helps estimate wind speeds based on observable conditions ...