Wind direction is reported by the direction from which it originates. For example, a northerly wind blows from the north to the south. Wind direction is usually reported in cardinal directions or in azimuth degrees.For example, a wind coming from the south is given as 180 degrees; one from the east is 90 degrees.or example, a northerly wind blows from the north to the south. Wind direction is usually reported in cardinal directions or in azimuth degrees. For example, a wind coming from the south is given as 180 degrees; one from the east is 90 degrees.
An estimated 9 million Americans -- or nearly 4 percent of the total population -- say they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to a new report released this week from the Williams Institute, a think-tank devoted to LGBT research at UCLA.
Using Gallup data taken from interviews with over 1.6 million adults, demographer Gary J. Gates reported that 10 million Americansâ4 percent of the populationânow identify as LGBT. That includes a record-high 7.3 percent of people born between 1980 and 1998 who now identify as LGBTâup from 5.8 percent in 2012.