Scientists say a warming planet may have been responsible for a winter storm that dropped 10 inches of snow on Northwest ...

When there are disturbances in which the Jet Stream weakens, it can become wobbly. This allows the cold air to plunge southwards. A disrupted polar vortex does not happen every year. Very much so what ...

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 ...

How do warming arctic temperatures and a wavier jet stream combine to create snowfall across South Carolina? It's complicated ...

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 ...

Storm Eowyn has unleashed strong and damaging winds over the British Isles, and particularly over Ireland and Scotland.

Residents in Ireland and the United Kingdom are bracing for ferocious winds that could top 100 mph in spots. The hurricane-like storm is a rare meteorological feature known as a “sting jet” — and the ...

The Met Office says a sudden drop in pressure can cause winds to rotate rapidly until they are strong enough to bring down trees ...

The Met Office has warned that a weather bomb will create “exceptionally dangerous” conditions in some areas covered by the ...

Natural forces also play a role, and powerful jet streams can sometimes help flights move much quicker than expected. On ...

The Met Office has now explained how Storm Éowyn developed through a process called explosive cyclogenesis, which is known as ...

The hurricane-like storm is a rare meteorological feature known as a “sting jet” — and the results ... especially over the Gulf Stream. Sting jets have been observed offshore of the Outer ...