The jet stream, one of the most dramatic forces of nature, was discovered during World War II when aviators first tried to cross the Pacific. This strong wind current is often defined as upper ...

A ‘plunging jet stream’ will power a 1,500-mile conveyor ... Mr Pastelok said: “Travel could be impacted due to visibility and strong cross winds, especially along the major west-to-east ...

A multi-century climate record suggests that current Atlantic jet-stream variations are not the cause of an increase in extreme weather events. Read the paper: Past hydroclimate extremes in Europe ...

eastward-blowing jet stream will be fairly easy. If you're flying west, you want to stay out of it. If you're flying east, you want to get in it. So what is the jet stream? And why is it there?