Do the strong winds help the environment at all?

Question

Okay, don't beat me with a wet noodle if this is an incredibly dumb questions, but....it's been very windy here for most of June and was windy in April and May, too. I mean sustained winds of 25 miles an hour or more, with very heavy and frequent gusts. This is in Washington State, on the east side of the state. Does all this wind do the atmosphere any good? Is it perchance a cleansing mechanism? I hope there is something good coming from it!

Answer 1

Good question, what is the wind good for?  I believe it is good for pollinating, taking down dead trees, and pushing systems out.  A thunderstorm with gusty winds is most likely associated with a cold front moving into a warm front, pushing the warm air away and resulting in instability.

Answer 2

Absolutely!

Answer 3

The wind in Washington is actually symptomatic of the bad weather. Your state is getting some gusts from the melting glacier--I'm going to go out on a limb and ask if it's not very summery where you live? I imagine it would be worse in the West area, since that's on the coast, but I'm just guessing here--and it conflicts with warmer air to cause heavy wind. It isn't really helping the environment, though. It's just a natural reaction (albeit a better one than releasing carbon everywhere.)