Recent questions tagged weather anomalies

Description : What's up with these crazy weather patterns?

Last Answer : It's the meandering of the polar jet stream, which divides cold arctic air from warm subtropical air. Areas south of the jet stream get warm air. Areas north of the jet stream get cold air. The ... global warming, the jet stream is weaker than it used to be, and consequently meanders a lot more.

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