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.
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 ...
UK snow: Forecasters warn of 'polar vortex split' as maps show when 27cm will hit
Brits could face several inches of snow in the coming days according to shocking new weather maps, with forecasters also ...
Warmth is weakening the polar vortex. Here’s what it means for extreme cold.
Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...
La Niña and the polar vortex team up to delay spring in Canada
The polar vortex is expected to remain on the Canadian side of the North Pole, which will keep an abundant supply of Arctic ...
Climate change may be to blame for 10 inches of snow in Florida
Scientists say a warming planet may have been responsible for a winter storm that dropped 10 inches of snow on Northwest ...
The Western Producer2d
Why are Arctic highs so cold?
I received a question from one of my younger readers, which showed a good understanding of weather fundamentals. He ...
Pensacola News Journal3d
Climate change may be to blame for 10 inches of snow in Florida
In order for snow to occur along the Gulf Coast, the polar jet stream, a river of fast winds in the upper atmosphere that separates very cold artic air from warm air generated in the tropics ...
ABC 13 Houston on MSN6d
Is the polar vortex to blame for Houston's 2025 snow storm?
With last week's freeze being the second time temperatures dipped below freezing this winter, many are wondering if this ...