When Virgin Atlantic Flight 10 took off from New York’s JFK International Airport this week, it was running 1 hour 13 minutes ...

Scientists are scrambling to understand how climate change may be interfering with the winds that carry our weather, with ...

The Deep South of the United States was hit with a rare snowstorm, the result of a collision of air pressure systems moved by ...

In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 275 miles (442 km) ...

As the Arctic rapidly warms, the temperature difference between the polar region and lower latitudes decreases, which weakens ...

Commercial flights bound for Europe have been taking off late from the States but arriving on time or early, thanks to a more powerful jet stream, strengthened by the arctic air mass that settled ...

The 'arctic express' is set to blast the Eastern US with another round of frigid air this week, sending temperatures plummeting 10 to 20 degrees F below average. The jetstream will carry a blast ...

They were still technically subsonic because they were propelled by a faster-than-usual jet stream. Recent cold weather strengthened the jet stream, and the climate crisis is set to exacerbate this.

BASICALLY, ALL JANUARY LONG HAS BEEN FOR THESE SHOTS OF COLD AIR TO COME IN OUT OF SOUTHERN CANADA, AND THAT HAS KEPT THE JET STREAM WELL TO OUR SOUTH. IT’S KEEPING THE STORMS AT BAY AS WELL.

Meteorologists often blame unusual weather events on the movements of a jet stream, not to be confused with the similarly active Gulf Stream. Learn the key differences between the two before the ...