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Jet Stream

New Research Shows More Extreme Global Warming Impacts Looming for the Northeast

One new study identifies a 17 percent increase in the destructive potential of the strongest nor’easters, while another bolsters links between Arctic ice melt and dangerous blizzards.

By Bob Berwyn

A woman wears a poncho to protect herself from wind-blown rain during a rare spring nor’easter in Boston on May 22. Credit: Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
A passenger jet takes off at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Aug. 12, 2024, in Arlington, Va. Credit: J. David Ake/Getty Images

Scientists Forecast a Big Increase of Clear-Air Turbulence That Could Lead to Bumpier Flights

By Bob Berwyn

Rail passengers pass an electronic sign warning of 'Extremely hot weather' forecast for July 18 and 19, and advising commuters to only travel for essential journeys, at Kings Cross station in London on July 17, 2022. Credit: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images

How Is the Jet Stream Connected to Simultaneous Heat Waves Across the Globe?

By Leslie Hook, The Financial Times

Global Warming Is Messing with the Jet Stream. That Means More Extreme Weather.

By Bob Berwyn

The jet stream wind speeds over North America. Credit: NASA

Polar Vortex: How the Jet Stream and Climate Change Bring on Cold Snaps

By Bob Berwyn

Extreme melting in parts of Greenland have been tied to jet stream shifts

Wobbly Jet Stream Is Sending the Melting Arctic into 'Uncharted Territory'

By Bob Berwyn

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