A strong, stable vortex is like a skater spinning with their arms tucked closely in, holding in an area of cold air over the ...

“The jet stream is a fast flowing, narrow current of air high up in the Earth's atmosphere,” said Knox. “Typically going from west to east, and formed at the boundary between significantly ...

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Scientists are scrambling to understand how climate change may be interfering with the winds that carry our weather, with ...

As the Midwest and Northeast dig out from back-to-back winter storms, new systems are building and are expected to dump more ...

One of the most devastating (and hardest to mitigate) effects of climate change for the Northern Hemisphere is the slowing of ...

While they were embedded in a 260-mph jet stream, they weren’t cruising through the surrounding air any faster — the air was moving with them. Their ground speed was extra fast, though.

The jet stream, a fast-flowing, narrow air current, can dramatically affect flight times when they align with aircraft routes. Wow! According to data from flightradar, BA274 flying Las Vegas to ...

Parts of the Northeast woke up to more than a foot of snow Sunday morning, as a fast-moving winter storm, packing snow, sleet ...