This strong current of air pushes weather systems around the world, and greatly affects local weather patterns by propelling them forward. Because the jet stream winds are greatly affected by ...

Understanding the Polar Vortex The polar vortex is like a massive whirlpool of frigid air moving around our planet's poles. Think of it as a barrier that, when strong, keeps icy polar air trapped up ...

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

A strong polar vortex in the stratosphere has brought subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the South.

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with ... as several factors influence wind patterns in exoplanet atmospheres ...

(2002) showed that the configuration of Northern Hemisphere stationary wave patterns ... a subtle shift in atmospheric circulation to a more meridional jet stream flow would encourage the ...

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