The jet stream is a powerful and fast-moving air current that flows high in the atmosphere, typically between 10,000 and ...

While jet streams are air patterns, the Gulf Stream is an ocean pattern that also has an impact on weather.

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

Winter in the CSRA is usually mild overall, but every now and then, we get a taste of true Arctic air. If you’ve ever ...

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

The fastest recorded ground speed reached by a transatlantic flight was 835mph, which was hit by a commercial aircraft going from New York to Lisbon last February. Although such a speed is officially ...

The planes didn’t break the sound barrier because it was the air moving them so quickly, not their engines. The report compared it to someone walking on a moving walkway at an airport – the person is ...

The jet stream plays a crucial role in shaping global weather patterns, affecting everything from hurricanes to heatwaves.

Commercial flights bound for Europe have been taking off late from the States but arriving on time or early, thanks to a more powerful jet stream, strengthened by the arctic air mass that settled ...

The reason? Fierce jet stream winds supercharging its speed. The jet stream is like a river of west-to-east winds in the upper atmosphere. Airplanes use it like a highway. If flights are heading ...