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

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

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.

As the Arctic rapidly warms, the temperature difference between the polar region and lower latitudes decreases, which weakens ...