The jet stream, or any wind, is the result of differences in surface temperature. In simple terms, warm air rises, creating low pressure, and cold air sinks, creating high pressure. Wind is the ...

The summer of 2025 brought unprecedented flash flooding across the U.S., with the central and eastern regions hit particularly hard. These storms claimed hundreds of lives across Texas, Kentucky and ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) At the same time, every hurricane that formed, including the three powerful Category 5 ...

If you've ever flown from New York to London and arrived ahead of schedule, you've probably wondered why that was the case. Flights from North America to Europe really are faster than the return trip, ...