What Is the Polar Vortex? - NOAA SciJinks
The jet stream is a band of reliably strong wind that plays a key role in keeping colder air north and warmer air south. But when the vortex weakens, part of the weakened low-pressure …
What Is Humidity? | NESDIS | National Environmental Satellite, …
This information helps improve forecasting for events such as heavy rain, flash flooding, and more. This content was produced by the NASA Space Place team at NASA's Jet Propulsion …
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What Is the Jet Stream? Learn about these fast-moving ribbons of air that are high in our atmosphere.
NOAA Satellites Monitor Cut Off Low Over Eastern U.S.
May 8, 2025 · This low was part of a larger atmospheric weather pattern known as an omega block, which is a persistent jet stream pattern named for its resemblance to the Greek letter …
What Is a Red Tide? | NESDIS | National Environmental Satellite, …
This content was produced by the NASA Space Place team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NESDIS with funds from the GOES-R Series program and the JPSS program.
How Do Snowflakes Form? | NESDIS | National Environmental …
Astronomically unlikely! That’s why you will never find two truly identical flakes! This content was produced by the NASA Space Place team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NESDIS …
Earth from Orbit: Record Heat and Drought is Raising Wildfire Risk
Jul 1, 2021 · This essentially occurs when a “mountain” or “dome” of warm air rises into the atmosphere, gets pinched off by the jet stream, and blocks new weather systems from moving in.
The Gulf Stream Seen Through Sea Surface Temperature
Jun 3, 2016 · The Gulf Stream is a powerful current of warm water running through the Atlantic Ocean. Starting in the Gulf of Mexico, the current travels around the Florida panhandle and …
Record Summer Heat Bakes Europe | NESDIS | National …
Aug 10, 2018 · The jet stream "“ the river of atmospheric winds flowing west to east that drive Europe's weather "“ has been positioned farther north than usual, blocking the normal …
What Are the Different Climate Types? - NOAA SciJinks
For example, satellites in the GOES-R series—short for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R—can monitor the sea surface temperature and the Gulf Stream, a powerful current …