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Is a broken jet stream causing extreme weather that lasts longer?
Scientists are scrambling to understand how climate change may be interfering with the winds that carry our weather, with ...
Astronomers detect ferocious jet-stream winds on alien planet
In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 275 miles (442 km) ...
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About The Jet Stream
Most of the teams plan to catch a ride on the jet stream, which will carry the balloons around the Earth. Therefore, for global balloonists, troughs and ridges present the least desirable air flow ...
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Europe-bound commercial planes reach high speeds of over 1,200km/h due to 'extreme' jet stream winds
One British Airways flight travelling from the US to Portugal reached a ground speed of 1,344km/h as it caught a lift from ...
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Why more frequent cold blasts could be coming from global warming
Some experts say the Frigid air that normally stays trapped in the Arctic escaping is happening more frequently because of a warming world.
Jet stream winds over 200 mph impact US flights
A jet stream of over 200 mph is impacting flights across the eastern United States. The impacts of this can be positive or ...
Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns
(THE CONVERSATION) Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the sky that bring heavy rain and storms to the U.S. West Coast and many other regions – are shifting toward higher ...
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Polar vortex: What role does climate change play?
So whatever happened to global warming? That's certainly what ... The frigid air from the polar vortex warps the jet stream - another powerful air current, but much lower in the atmosphere ...