Only a select group of 50 jet jockeys worldwide possess the skill to master the demanding manoeuvres needed to land at Paro.

Ringed by mountains, Bhutan’s Paro International Airport (PBH) is widely considered one of the most technically difficult ...

Talk about on a wing and prayer. East of Mount Everest and the Himalayas is one of the world’s most notorious airstrips — one ...

Superstorms and the Warming Oceans That Feed Them” is a mouthful of a title, but there’s a lot packed into its 254 pages.

Research from 2013 had suggested these "troughs" might be caused by katabatic winds—winds that start off moving rapidly, causing erosion, and then quickly drop and slow down, resulting in deposits.

“So land is parched and you get all these up drops and get all these anabatic/katabatic winds in the valley in the afternoon. Mornings are much calmer.” That is less of an issue with ...

The jargon may sometimes have non-weather and boating enthusiasts Googling things like “katabatic squalls,” “violent sirocco” or “mizzen,” but Fox grounds his writing with good stories ...