A new study in Nature Climate Change takes one of the first deep dives into how climate change will affect the fastest jet streams—the powerful, narrow winds in the upper atmosphere that steer much of ...

We can thank a ribbon of strong winds high above us for steering different kinds of weather our way. These strong winds make up the jet streams that circle the Earth. Earth has four primary ones: two ...

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 ...

(The Conversation) – The summer of 2025 brought unprecedented flash flooding across the U.S., with the central and eastern regions hit particularly hard. These storms claimed hundreds of lives across ...

FARGO — As humans, we love to anthropomorphize things—even the weather: Mother Nature, Old Man Winter. But here’s perhaps a new one for you: ”kissing jets,” and yes, that is an actual atmospheric ...

If you’ve ever heard a meteorologist mention the jet stream and thought, “Okay… but what does that actually mean?” You’re not alone. It’s one of the most important drivers of weather across the United ...

The jet stream also played a role in the 2025 hurricane season. Given its west-to-east wind direction, the southward dip of the jet stream—along with a weak high pressure system over the ...