Michigan is set for several days of frigid temperatures and heavy lake-effect snow as Arctic air continues its slow march ...

Britain’s cooler weather in early July was due to atmospheric conditions, not changes in the Earth’s orbit or tilt, as some social media users claimed. Britain experienced slightly below-average ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a large-scale climate pattern that has an impact on the ...

A recent study in the journal Nature shows that when the summer jet stream over Europe veers north or south of its usual path, it brings weather extremes that can exacerbate epidemics, ruin crop ...

Tornadoes, winter storms and even hurricanes - chances are you've heard at least one of those phenomena mentioned in the same sentence with the jet stream. Here's a meteorology 101 rundown about what ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The jet stream is a key atmospheric phenomenon that plays a crucial role in shaping day-to-day weather patterns. These fast-moving winds, typically located around 30,000 feet above ...

The jet stream, or any wind, is the result of differences in surface temperature. In simple terms, warm air rises, creating low pressure, and cold air sinks, creating high pressure. Wind is the ...

Climate scientists have long watched the jet stream with fascination and growing concern. These rivers of air racing across our planet at altitudes of roughly 5-9 miles dictate much of our day-to-day ...

A pair of storms headed to New England late Wednesday will bring mostly rain to Boston and Southern New England, with snow up ...

Tree-ring data reveal that periodic shifts in strong winds high above the Earth's surface have driven opposite climates in different parts of Europe for the past 700 years and likely much longer, ...

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