PSA: Energy input from winds goes as the THIRD power of speed: mv^2 for kinetic energy per particle, times particles/sec proportional to v.
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Aerodynamic force on an object is proportional to v^2 (conditions apply)
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For a hurricane is it energy or momentum (v^2) that matters? It’s the momentum exchange that pushes you back. My intuition is failing me.
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