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He said that La Niña has helped trigger very strong jet-stream winds that have mixed warm, humid air at lower levels of the atmosphere with relatively cool air at upper levels.

Storms to hit Plains again Tuesday 2011

It could also turn out to be another 2007 when the jet-stream dropped after a lovely April, causing bad weather and then extensive flooding.

Summer comes early to southern England, says National Trust 2011

Erdman says these strong jet-stream disturbances tend to enhance the difference in wind speed and direction at various heights above the surface, which helps sustain the supercell thunderstorms that spawn tornadoes.

After a lull, more severe weather, possibly tornadoes, could hit parts of country 2011

Erdman says these strong jet-stream disturbances tend to enhance the difference in wind speed and direction at various heights above the surface, which helps sustain the supercell thunderstorms that spawn tornadoes.

After a lull, more severe weather, possibly tornadoes, could hit parts of country 2011

I had not realized that some jet-stream tailwinds had sufficient velocity to make a normal aircraft's ground speed supersonic though its air speed remains subsonic, when the velocity of the surrounding air adds sufficiently to that of the plane.

A Laboratory in the Sky Peter Pesic 2011

Combining weather, jet-stream and air-traffic data would be valuable for domestic carriers too.

Drowning In Debt 2010

Harvesting just 1% of the energy from jet-stream winds could produce enough power for everybody on the planet.

Tylene Levesque | Inhabitat 2008

People aboard strode about, appearing altogether carefree as they sipped wine, laughed at the jet-stream, and discussed topics of summer triviality.

The Spear Master 2009

This is a typically "El Nino" pattern, when that happens, you get the jet-stream that floats right over Florida for most of the wintertime.

CNN Transcript Dec 18, 2009 2009

What does a successful simulation of jet-stream turbulence mean?

Exponential Growth in Physical Systems « Climate Audit 2007