Astronomers aimed the Very Large Telescope in Chile at a nearby exoplanet and discovered jet stream winds blowing nearly 80 times faster than any seen here on Earth, and the fastest of their kind ever ...
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How the jet stream influences storms and heatwaves
The jet stream, or any wind, is the result of differences in surface temperature. In simple terms, warm air rises, creating low pressure, and cold air sinks, creating high pressure. Wind is the ...
The US had a rare year without a hurricane make landfall, but it saw too much extreme rainfall and flash flooding across the country.
Airline meteorologists in South America were happy last week. They had found what they had been looking for—a “jet stream” of high-velocity wind in the sub-stratospheric sky. Apparently caused by ...
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