![A Rough Guide to the Jet Stream: what it is, how it works and how it is responding to enhanced Arctic warming A Rough Guide to the Jet Stream: what it is, how it works and how it is responding to enhanced Arctic warming](https://skepticalscience.com//pics/jetstream-2.jpg)
A Rough Guide to the Jet Stream: what it is, how it works and how it is responding to enhanced Arctic warming
![UN Climate Change on Twitter: "Confused about the #PolarVortex? Usually a strong jet stream confines Arctic air to the north, stabilized by a big difference in temperature between low and high latitudes. UN Climate Change on Twitter: "Confused about the #PolarVortex? Usually a strong jet stream confines Arctic air to the north, stabilized by a big difference in temperature between low and high latitudes.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuR_SQ3WgAA6HFm.jpg:large)
UN Climate Change on Twitter: "Confused about the #PolarVortex? Usually a strong jet stream confines Arctic air to the north, stabilized by a big difference in temperature between low and high latitudes.
![Diagram of the polar front jet stream (Source: Barry and Chorley, 2009... | Download Scientific Diagram Diagram of the polar front jet stream (Source: Barry and Chorley, 2009... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349721966/figure/fig20/AS:996961436049408@1614705537330/Diagram-of-the-polar-front-jet-stream-Source-Barry-and-Chorley-2009-after-Riley-and.png)
Diagram of the polar front jet stream (Source: Barry and Chorley, 2009... | Download Scientific Diagram
![If a warm U.S. winter was 'a preview of global warming,' what part did a polar vortex play? - Los Angeles Times If a warm U.S. winter was 'a preview of global warming,' what part did a polar vortex play? - Los Angeles Times](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/eca1de7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1563x821+0+115/resize/1200x630!/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa7%2F49%2F1555a68c4e83b42393afd4b46e58%2Fla-me-jet-stream-drought-winter-vortex-02-02-02.jpg)
If a warm U.S. winter was 'a preview of global warming,' what part did a polar vortex play? - Los Angeles Times
![If a warm U.S. winter was 'a preview of global warming,' what part did a polar vortex play? - Los Angeles Times If a warm U.S. winter was 'a preview of global warming,' what part did a polar vortex play? - Los Angeles Times](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4cd8d51/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1563x1051+0+0/resize/1486x999!/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa7%2F49%2F1555a68c4e83b42393afd4b46e58%2Fla-me-jet-stream-drought-winter-vortex-02-02-02.jpg)
If a warm U.S. winter was 'a preview of global warming,' what part did a polar vortex play? - Los Angeles Times
![Yes, Brutal Cold Is Barreling Down From the Arctic, but No, It's Not the Polar Vortex | Discover Magazine Yes, Brutal Cold Is Barreling Down From the Arctic, but No, It's Not the Polar Vortex | Discover Magazine](https://images.ctfassets.net/cnu0m8re1exe/7M48X9u9J3Ykgj0d69uHEq/7a7e5291a722bb51cf3df383b12a4532/Polar_Vortex.jpg)