Jet streams are often referred to as the "motor" of global weather: High-altitude wind currents steer areas of high and low pressure, playing a crucial role in shaping our weather. However, how these ...

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 ...

Heavy precipitation, wind storms, heat waves—when severe weather events such as these occur they are frequently attributed to a wavy jet stream. The jet stream is a powerful air current in the upper ...

The jet stream is a narrow, concentrated band of particularly strong winds within the upper-level westerlies. In winter, one ...

Climate scientists have long watched the jet stream with fascination and growing concern. These rivers of air racing across our planet at altitudes of roughly 5-9 miles dictate much of our day-to-day ...

Near record-breaking wind over the mid-Atlantic region pushed east-bound commercial planes to supersonic speeds this weekend. One passenger plane, a Virgin Atlantic flight traveling from Washington to ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 275 miles (442 km) per hour, but they are not the strongest in ...

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Several conditions made April 16, 2011 ripe for a tornado, and on Tuesday, WRAL Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel looked back at the ingredients that made for a devastating storm. Several conditions ...