Comments on: Climate change may be affecting the jet stream

By: Meg

Meg — Sat, 25 May 2013 20:12:36 +0000

@global warming fearful: From what I have read, I believe that earthquakes can cause an earth axis shift, which could speed up/slow down the surface winds, which causes changes to the position of the jet streams. I cannot believe that man causes earthquakes. They come from deep within the earth. However, there are so many variables that appear to affect the earth’s climate it would take a team of scientists years to sort out all the data available and put the blame on … who or what?

By: David ruckledge

David ruckledge — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:57 +0000

Could it be possible for northern and southern jet streams to merge and what effect would it have on our planet

By: jane

jane — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:39:29 +0000

@mohunch, I think you know she meant the gulf stream. Salility is being diluted but not by much if i read it right. Things are speeding up though and speed begets more until well you know or you will.

By: andy

andy — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:28:07 +0000

UK easterly winds for over a month,and now going to continue into APRIL

Anglesey off northwales is in the gulf stream and the sea temp is as cold as anywhere else when usally the weather and sea temp is on average 10deg warmer than else where ? now only 4deg higher

By: Mohunch

Mohunch — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:29:55 +0000

@Susan Hayes: The jet stream contains warm salty water?

By: Susan Hayes

Susan Hayes — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:00:43 +0000

The melting of the polar icecaps and the breaking off of huge icebergs into the North Atlantic has introduced very cold fresh water into the warm, salty water of the jet stream as it flows across the upper Atlantic and near Western Ireland.
This disrupts and changes the flow of the jet stream and will cause changes in the weather, some scientists believe.

By: global warming fearful

global warming fearful — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:04:31 +0000

Here’s an interesting addition: I’ve recently learned that earthquake activity, specifically movement of tectonic plates around the globe has been shown to have a relationship to man made changes to our climate – i.e. global warming. This according to scientific research conducted over 18 months ago is some scary stuff given the far ranging implications suggested by that research. Yikes.

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By: James Harding

James Harding — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:44:19 +0000

When I took Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois over 30 years ago, I had a professor who informed us that as the temperature of the earth warms, the temperature of the jet stream will get warmer and as a result get slower. Also, the use of the word “stream” is very appropriate because as anyone who lives by a stream or river will tell you, as the flow slows, the stream will want to meander or wander. Therefore, as the jet stream warms and slows, expect is to “meander” which will have the result of bringing colder air farther south and warmer air farther north than traditional patterns. Sound familiar? Again… THIS WAS OVER 30 YEARS AGO. So how long or how much information does the human species need to overcome denial?

By: Southeast by Northwest « The Practical Pantry

Southeast by Northwest « The Practical Pantry — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:58:35 +0000

[...] position of these jets varies regularly with the seasons, and with El Nino events (and there is evidence that it is shifting now due to climate change). But they also develop kinks and wiggles, often [...]