The planes were traveling at their usual cruising speeds — typically about 600 mph — but were propelled by the North Atlantic ...

Conversely, La Niña years occur when these Pacific waters are cooler than average. That tends to push the jet stream north, leading to drier conditions along the Gulf Coast and warmer winters.

January has been drier than normal for most of the Pacific Northwest. It's been a couple weeks since the Cascades and high volcanoes have seen significant snow accumulation. The most active period ...

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