As goes the jet stream (18,000-34,000 feet high or so-up to 9 miles in altitude), so goes the weather down here on earth. Upper-level low pressure troughs (troffs) and high pressure ridges often ...

Winter is coming—eventually. And while the Earth is warming, a new study suggests that the atmosphere is being pushed around in ways that cause long bouts of extreme winter cold or wet in some regions ...

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 ...

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that warm sea surface temperatures and disturbances increased onshore moisture along China’s southern coast, which in turn ...

An idealized illustration of giant meanders in the global jet stream known as wave-4 patterns, which are bringing extreme winter cold and/or precipitation (blue areas) to parts of North America and ...