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2025’s extreme weather brought intense flash flooding, but no hurricane landfalls in the US – the jet stream is a big reason why
Most summers, the polar jet stream retreats northward into Canada and weakens considerably, leaving the continental U.S. with ...
Summer 2024 was officially the Northern Hemisphere’s hottest on record. In the United States, fierce heat waves seemed to hit somewhere almost every day. Overall, the global average temperature was ...
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How the jet stream influences storms and heatwaves
What Exactly Is The Jet Stream 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 ...
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NORFOLK, Va. — Heading into the cooler months, we can certainly see some cold snaps make their way into the area. But what's going on in the atmosphere that causes these cooler-than-average ...
At the end of October 2024, a grey gloom descended over the British Isles. Nothing unusual there. But this murky shroud was particularly persistent, even for the UK. Some regions barely saw the sun ...
TULSA, Okla. — While we live well below the jet stream, it affects our everyday weather. This current of winds between 4 and 8 miles above the surface, guides storm systems around the globe. On ...
Satellite view of jet stream location (Copyright 2023 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) What is the jet stream and how is it affecting our weather? Let ...
When the bubonic plague reached England in the summer of 1348—spread by fleas, lice, or infected humans, according to the latest theories—it reached a breeding ground for disease. Londoners’ immune ...
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — You’ve probably heard meteorologists talking about the jet stream in the fall and winter months as it can be used as a tool to forecast temperature changes and even the type of ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Aircraft traveling from North America to Europe last week, neared the speed of sound over ground at times. What made these flights truly exceptional, was the powerful influence of ...
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