jet stream
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A strong polar vortex tends to encourage a strong polar jet stream in the troposphere.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
This week, however, the jet stream will start to sink further south, allowing the winds to turn more northerly and introduce a colder air mass.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
But as the New York Times explains, El Niño shifts the Pacific jet stream south, which appears to help nor’easters form off the southeastern U.S. and travel up the Eastern Seaboard.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
The souped-up jet stream delivers more rain and storms to the southern part of the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
I sliced into the water and willed the currents to bend around me, making a jet stream that shot me forward.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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