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The intriguing phenomenon helping planes slingshot across the Atlantic at 800 mph
The jet stream is like a river of west-to-east winds in the upper atmosphere. Airplanes use it like a highway.
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Is a broken jet stream causing extreme weather that lasts longer?
Scientists are scrambling to understand how climate change may be interfering with the winds that carry our weather, with ...
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About The Jet Stream
How Would You Define a Jet Stream? The jet stream, one of the most dramatic forces of nature, was discovered during World War II when aviators first tried to cross the Pacific. This strong wind ...
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Jet Stream vs. Gulf Stream: What’s the Difference?
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 ...
Jet stream helping planes slingshot across Atlantic Ocean at 800 mph
When Virgin Atlantic Flight 10 took off from New York’s JFK International Airport this week, it was running 1 hour 13 minutes ...
Intense jet stream has planes moving faster than the speed of sound on flights bound for Europe
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 ...
What impact did the jet stream have on winter storms in Georgia? See what experts said.
As the Arctic rapidly warms, the temperature difference between the polar region and lower latitudes decreases, which weakens ...
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Europe-bound planes reach high speeds of over 1,200km/h due to 'extreme' jet stream winds
One British Airways flight travelling from the US to Portugal reached a ground speed of 1,344km/h as it caught a lift from ...