Heavy precipitation, wind storms, heat waves—when severe weather events such as these occur they are frequently attributed to a wavy jet stream. The jet stream is a powerful air current in the upper ...

The jet streams are high‐altitude, narrow bands of westerly winds that circumnavigate the globe near the tropopause and exert a controlling influence on weather and climate patterns. Variability in ...

Energy balance dynamics in the climate system describe the equilibrium between incoming solar radiation and outgoing terrestrial radiation, mediated by atmospheric composition, surface properties and ...

The Arctic chill draining across the U.S. over the past several weeks will change course as we turn the page into February.