Our current jet stream configuration is so straight you could trace it with a ruler. I'm sure you've heard of the jet stream, the narrow bands of stronger winds that circulate high above the ground.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At the same time, every hurricane that formed, including the three powerful Category 5 storms, steered clear of the U.S. mainland.

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 ...

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