Jet Stream vs. Gulf Stream: What’s the Difference?
While jet streams are air patterns, the Gulf Stream is an ocean pattern that also has an impact on weather.
Intense jet stream has planes moving faster than the speed of sound on flights bound for Europe
The planes didn’t break the sound barrier because it was the air moving them so quickly, not their engines. The report compared it to someone walking on a moving walkway at an airport – the person is ...
What impact did the jet stream have on winter storms in Georgia? See what experts said.
As the Arctic rapidly warms, the temperature difference between the polar region and lower latitudes decreases, which weakens ...
Powerful polar vortex in the stratosphere brings frigid temperatures to US
A strong polar vortex in the stratosphere has brought subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the South.
Why Is It So Cold in the South If the Planet Is Warming? Here’s What We Know.
A mass of air called the polar vortex has escaped the Arctic and plunged southward. Some scientists see the fingerprints of ...
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Astronomers detect ferocious jet-stream winds on alien planet
WASHINGTON — In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 275 miles per hour, but they are not the strongest in our solar system.
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What is a jet stream? How does this weather phenomenon shape so much of Texas weather?
The daily weather we experience is largely shaped by atmospheric conditions nearly 30,000 feet above us, where a key factor is the weather phenomenon known as the jet stream. Think of a jet stream ...