jet stream
noun
: a long narrow meandering current of high-speed winds near the tropopause blowing from a generally westerly direction and often exceeding a speed of 250 miles (402 kilometers) per hour
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The Meteorological Puzzle Climate experts point to unusual jet stream patterns as a key factor behind this atypical snowfall.
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Jim Foerster, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Meteorologists say the timing is uncertain, but changes in the jet stream could bring cold air into North America and Eurasia.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
There are signs that another stretching of the polar vortex or shift in the polar jet stream will take place at the end of February and into the first half of March, AccuWeather said.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
The polar vortex is area of fast-moving winds well above the Earth’s surface and the jet stream that circle the Arctic during the Northern Hemisphere’s coldest months.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
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Jim Foerster, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Meteorologists say the timing is uncertain, but changes in the jet stream could bring cold air into North America and Eurasia.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
There are signs that another stretching of the polar vortex or shift in the polar jet stream will take place at the end of February and into the first half of March, AccuWeather said.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
The polar vortex is area of fast-moving winds well above the Earth’s surface and the jet stream that circle the Arctic during the Northern Hemisphere’s coldest months.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Jet stream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jet%20stream. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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