Meteorologists often blame unusual weather events on the movements of a jet stream, not to be confused with the similarly active Gulf Stream. Learn the key differences between the two before the ...

The daily weather we experience is largely shaped by atmospheric conditions nearly 30,000 feet above us, where a key factor is the weather phenomenon known as the jet stream. Think of a jet stream ...

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 Deep South of the United States was hit with a rare snowstorm, the result of a collision of air pressure systems moved by ...