TULSA, Okla. — While we live well below the jet stream, it affects our everyday weather. This current of winds between 4 and 8 miles above the surface, guides storm systems around the globe. On ...
Scientists say a closely watched atmospheric pattern — the jet stream — is behind both the Canadian wildfires and the scorching heat in Texas, raising questions about how it shapes extreme weather ...
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How the jet stream influences storms and heatwaves
The jet stream, or any wind, is the result of differences in surface temperature. In simple terms, warm air rises, creating low pressure, and cold air sinks, creating high pressure. Wind is the ...
Water temperature is an important physical variable that affects most aquatic ecosystem functions, including biogeochemical reaction rates, phenology, and species fitness. We analyzed >60 water ...
Day to day, our weather is governed by weather systems that span a few hundred miles and exist for a couple of days to a week. Highs, lows, fronts – these weather makers govern whether you need to ...
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