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 ...

Dartmouth researchers used machine learning and long-term climate records to construct a timeline of jet-stream variability since 1901. Nearly all prior studies of the jet stream focus on the period ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. At the same time, every hurricane that formed, including the three powerful Category 5 storms, ...

The jet stream, or any wind, is the result of differences in surface temperature. In simple terms, warm air rises, creating low pressure, and cold air sinks, creating high pressure. Wind is the ...

Learn how climate change is causing warmer winters, intense storms, and unpredictable weather patterns. Scientists warn of ...

Using historical winter temperature records from weather stations across Ireland between 1950 and 2022, we found a large reduction in extreme cold. The coldest winter days are becoming both less ...

Last month’s prolonged Arctic outbreak caused the coldest December in 15 years. Winter-weary Berkshire residents are ...

Many people across Bangladesh are asking the same question this winter: Why does it feel so much colder than usual? The ...

In South America, southern Africa, Australia and Oceania, summer weather is heavily influenced by the Southern Hemisphere’s Eddy-Driven Jet (EDJ), a wind belt that flows between 1.3–1.5 kilometres ...