Here’s what a heat dome is, how it’s different from a heat wave and how hot it has to get for each region of Florida to issue ...

Causes of changes in the jet stream untangled By combining these calculation methods, the researchers found that 50 percent of the observed shift in the Southern Hemisphere’s jet stream is directly ...

The National Weather Service points to the jet stream as the culprit. In this case, the cause started in the great white north, according to Herzog. “This cold front started with an air mass up in ...

Of the severe injuries caused to passengers flying throughout 2023, almost 40% were caused by turbulence, according a report.

Turbulence, the invisible force that often jolts aeroplanes mid-air, is caused by various factors including atmospheric ...

Modern planes are strong enough to handle just about any turbulence. Experts say aircraft may suffer cosmetic or interior ...

But the most common turbulence experienced by flyers has three common causes: mountains, jet streams, and storms. Just as ocean waves break on a beach, air also forms waves as it encounters mountains.

What was once a mid-air inconvenience is fast becoming a serious risk. Here’s what’s making plane turbulence rougher, longer, ...

Here are the circumstances that created heavy rainfall across Central Texas over the July 4th holiday weekend leading to devastating and deadly flooding.

The National Weather Service has already issued more than 3,600 flash flood warnings across the United States in 2025, and ...

Flights are getting bumpier, thanks in part to climate change. But new studies are looking into innovative potential ways to ...