At least two flights briefly traveled faster than the speed of sound as the jet stream sped up, but there would not have been ...

It has been a frigid week, all due to the polar vortex. You may have heard our Weather Authority mention the polar vortex several times, especially this week. The polar vortex is a large area of cold ...

The Met Office says a sudden drop in pressure can cause winds to rotate rapidly until they are strong enough to bring down trees ...

Moving at roughly 20,505 miles per hour along the distant world's equator, it’s the fastest known jet stream that wraps around a planet ...

Students and climate experts reflected on the impacts of the ongoing disaster — and other impending severe weather events.

Cold air from the arctic sometimes dips southward across the American plains. What to know about the polar vortex.

This is linked to the north polar jet stream. Its tailwinds are why flying from the US to Europe is faster than flying from Europe to the US. Gratton explained how the warming atmosphere speeds up ...