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Is it getting windier? Long-time listener Barry Zalph thinks it is, at least in Louisville. And he’s not the only one. Redditors and local reporters have noticed a recent uptick in the region’s windstorms, too. But does that point to any larger trends in windiness? And if so, what could be causing it? We talked to meteorologist and extreme weather specialist Scott Gunter to find out. Plus, we dig into whether Tornado Alley is shifting into Kentucky as the climate warms.<\/p>\n

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Is it getting windier? Long-time listener Barry Zalph thinks it is, at least in Louisville. And he\u2019s not the only one. Redditors<\/a> and local reporters<\/a> have noticed a recent uptick in the region\u2019s windstorms, too. But does that point to any larger trends in windiness? And if so, what could be causing it? We talked to meteorologist and extreme weather specialist Scott Gunter<\/a> to find out. Plus, we dig into whether Tornado Alley is shifting into Kentucky as the climate warms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This episode is part of Nature Quest, our monthly listener-driven segment about climate and the environment. Have a question for us? Send a voice memo to <\/em>shortwave@npr.org<\/em><\/a> with your name, location and what you\u2019re noticing in the environment around you\u2026 it could be our next Nature Quest!<\/em><\/p>\n

Interested in more weather and wind science? Email us your question at <\/em>shortwave@npr.org<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at <\/em>plus.npr.org\/shortwave<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[224,225],"class_list":["post-584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-short-wave","tag-nature-quest","tag-tornado-alley"],"yoast_head":"\nIs it getting windier in Kentucky? - Best USA Movers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=584\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is it getting windier in Kentucky? - Best USA Movers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Is it getting windier? 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