Mixed-phase precipitation is associated with some of the worst flying weather. Ice pellets (IP), also called sleet, implies ...

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 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 ...

An email from April asks about the importance of jet streams in our weather. The jet stream is a river of strong wind the strength that is determined by differences in temperature. Right away that ...

(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 ...

High above our heads, around 5 to 7 miles above the Earth’s surface, a powerful ribbon of air races from west to east. This is the jet stream; a fast-flowing current of air that plays a crucial role ...