1. In Greek mythology, the anemoi were four wind gods, causing wind from the four compass points.
2. An instrument to measure wind speed is called an anemometer.
3. A gale is officially defined as a wind of between 32 and 63 miles per hour. A wind blowing from 4 to 31mph is a breeze.
4. The strongest winds in the solar system are on Saturn where they reach speeds of over 1,100mph.
5. The first house in the world to have its electricity supplied by wind power was in Kincardineshire, Scotland in 1887.
6. The tips of the blades of wind turbines move at speeds of up to 200mph.
7. Early wind turbines all turned anti-clockwise (as viewed from the front). Since 1978, however, changes in design mean they all turn clockwise.
8. Early windmills also turned anti-clockwise but later makers also shifted mainly to clockwise.
9. Wind power now provides four per cent of the world’s energy.
10. The doldrums is a wind-free area around the equator where sailing ships used to get stuck for weeks. Hence the phrase ‘in the doldrums’.
2. An instrument to measure wind speed is called an anemometer.
3. A gale is officially defined as a wind of between 32 and 63 miles per hour. A wind blowing from 4 to 31mph is a breeze.
4. The strongest winds in the solar system are on Saturn where they reach speeds of over 1,100mph.
5. The first house in the world to have its electricity supplied by wind power was in Kincardineshire, Scotland in 1887.
6. The tips of the blades of wind turbines move at speeds of up to 200mph.
7. Early wind turbines all turned anti-clockwise (as viewed from the front). Since 1978, however, changes in design mean they all turn clockwise.
8. Early windmills also turned anti-clockwise but later makers also shifted mainly to clockwise.
9. Wind power now provides four per cent of the world’s energy.
10. The doldrums is a wind-free area around the equator where sailing ships used to get stuck for weeks. Hence the phrase ‘in the doldrums’.
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