When the polar vortex stumbles, the weather at ground level can pivot from mild to brutal in a matter of days. A circulation ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Have you ever wondered why some winters are mild while others bring freezing temperatures and snowstorms? One of the key players in these dramatic shifts is something called the polar ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) At the same time, every hurricane that formed, including the three powerful Category 5 ...

First, instead of moving storms quickly eastward, the sluggish jet stream stalled storm systems in place, causing prolonged ...

The combination of a powerful cold front and very strong Polar Jet Stream created the destructive wind gusts with numerous reports of peak wind gusts 60 to 90 mph.

Aviation weather forecasting follows a "forecast funnel" methodology, beginning with analysis of large-scale atmospheric patterns from upper-air charts. Forecasters examine charts like the 300 ...

The frigid stream of air that plunged down into the Central U.S. this week is breaking cold records from South Dakota to Texas, with temperatures in the single digits setting records in many locations ...

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Each hemisphere hosts two primary jet streams: The polar jet stream is typically found near 50 to 60 degrees latitude, across Canada in the Northern Hemisphere, where cold polar air meets warmer ...

Shuang-Ye Wu does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...