Finally, the wavy jet stream became locked in place by persistent high-pressure systems, anchoring storm tracks over the same ...

Summer 2024 was officially the Northern Hemisphere’s hottest on record. In the United States, fierce heat waves seemed to hit somewhere almost every day. Overall, the global average temperature was ...

Picture this: you're checking tomorrow's weather for the tenth time this week, and each time the forecast has shifted. What ...

The storms have claimed 17 lives and left millions under a flood watch. California's deadly storms have devastated the state in recent weeks, claiming at least 17 lives and leaving tens of millions ...

The daily weather we experience is largely shaped by atmospheric conditions nearly 30,000 feet above us, where a key factor is the weather phenomenon known as the jet stream. Think of a jet stream as ...

In recent years, the global climate has become increasingly extreme, with intensifying alternations of droughts and ...

We talk about the jet stream all the time when we’re telling you about the upcoming forecast. It’s one of the most important things in our sky that affects whether you see snow or sun at your home.

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Satellite view of jet stream location (Copyright 2023 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) What is the jet stream and how is it affecting our weather? Let ...

The deadly heat waves that have fueled blazes and caused transport disruptions in Europe, the U.S. and China this month have one thing in common: a peculiar shape in the jet stream dubbed “wavenumber ...

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Extreme and prolonged heat waves are becoming more frequent as the global climate warms. Unusually hot conditions across western North America, the Mediterranean and southern Asia this year have been ...