Jet Stream vs. Gulf Stream: What’s the Difference?
The Deep South of the United States was hit with a rare snowstorm, the result of a collision of air pressure systems moved by ...
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What is a jet stream? How does this weather phenomenon shape so much of Texas weather?
Think of a jet stream as a river of fast-moving air ... generally blow from west to east in both the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. Jet streams can also weaken, shift or reform ...
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.
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How the Polar Vortex Can Bring Arctic Blasts to the U.S.
How the Polar Vortex Can Bring Arctic Blasts to the U.S. Vast weather patterns can carry blasts of frigid air far from the ...
What causes wind storms as Storm Éowyn brings ‘strongest gusts of winter’ to UK
Storm Éowyn is expected to wreak havoc across the UK this week as the Met Office issues yellow weather warnings ...
Why should WA care about moving air? The answer is blowing in the wind.
Wind is astonishing. It has no borders, no agenda, no desires, no prejudices. It might caress your face or slap it, but there ...
World's biggest iceberg is on the loose in the Atlantic. Where is it headed?
The world's biggest iceberg is drifting toward a tiny south Atlantic island, potentially affecting the wildlife there, ...
The Hill25d
La Niña has officially started: What happens next?
La Niña is the cool phase of ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation ... the greatest impact on the Northern Hemisphere in the winter season as the jet stream or storm track is pushed farther ...