The Arctic Is in Trouble. The Consequences Will Be Felt around the World. 0325.rtf
Why More Frequent Cold Blasts Could Be Coming from Global Warming 0125.rtf
Arctic Warming Linked to Severe Cold Spells across Northern Hemisphere 1224.rtf
Atmospheric Rivers Are Shifting Poleward 1024.rtf
Climate System Chaos, e.g. Worse Floods, as Polar Jet Stream Meanders More 0924.rtf
Extreme Cold Snaps Could Worsen as Climate Change Shifts Polar Vortex 0124.rtf
Jet Stream Will Get Faster as Climate Change Continues 1223.rtf - This disagrees with other studies, at least what has been observed so far.
Scientists Found the Most Intense Heat Wave Ever Recorded — in Antarctica 0923.rtf
With Our Food Systems on Verge of Collapse, It’s the Plutocrats v Life on Earth 0723.rtf
‘Virtually Certain’ Extreme Antarctic Events Will Get Worse without Drastic Action 0823.rtf - Some of them will affect the south polar jet stream, in somewhat similar ways to the north polar jet stream. Problem for crop yields in southern South America, and -somewhat less so - in Australia and New Zealand, south Africa, and temperate South America.
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Scorching Heat and Canada Wildfires Could Be Tied to ‘Wavy, Blocky’ Jet Stream 0623.rtf
The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns 0523.rtf
How Climate Change, Polar Vortex Influenced This Week’s Winter Storms 0223.rtf
What’s the Role of Climate Change in a ‘Once in a Generation’ Storm? 1222.rtf
Arctic Warming Could Be to Blame for Blasts of Extreme Cold 1222.rtf
The Arctic Is Becoming Wetter and Stormier 1222.rtf
Loss of Arctic Sea Ice to Give Rise to More of Strong El Niños 0922.rtf
How the Jet Stream Is Connected to Simultaneous Heat Waves Across the Globe 0722.rtf
The Arctic Is Breaking Climate Records, Altering Weather Worldwide 0418.rtf
‘Drastic’ Rise in High Arctic Lightning Worries Scientists 0122.rtf
Climate Change Has Destabilized Earth’s Poles, Imperiling the Rest of the Planet 1221.rtf
How Melting Arctic Sea Ice Caused $90 Billion Texas Freeze 0921.rtf
Arctic Climate Change May Not Be Making Winter Jet Stream Weird after All 0821.rtf
Big Winter Snows in the North Could Be Fueled by Arctic Sea Ice Loss 0421.rtf - Remove sea ice. More water evaporates.
Climate-Driven Arctic Changes Are Interconnected, Says 2020 Report Card 1220.rtf
Warm Arctic, Cold Continents? - Counterintuitive, but Real 1120.rtf
Antarctic Ice Melt Related to Tropical Weather Shifts – a Game Changer? 0420.rtf
What an Ice-Free Arctic Really Means, and Why It Matters So Much 0919.rtf
Lightning Struck within 300 Miles of the North Pole on Saturday 0819.rtf
Arctic Sea Ice Loss May Not Cause Cold Winters in the U.S. and Asia after All 0819.rtf
Global Warming Intensifies ‘New Climate Regime’s ‘Extraordinary’ Heat Waves 0619.rtf
Global Warming Is Messing with the Jet Stream, Bringing More Extreme Weather 1018.rtf
Summer Weather Is Getting 'Stuck', due to Arctic Warming 0818.rtf
The Controversial Link between Epic Storms and a Warming Arctic 0318.rtf
Why So Cold? Climate Change May Be Part of the Answer 0118.rtf
Arctic Warming Linked to Wet Summers and Snowy Winters in the UK 0118.rtf
Warmer Arctic Is the ‘New Normal' 1217.rtf
Ice Loss and the Polar Vortex - How a Warming Arctic Fuels Cold Snaps 0917.rtf
The Arctic as It Is Known Today Is Almost Certainly Gone 0417.rtf
An Unusually Warm Arctic Year - Sign of Future Climate Turmoil? 1216.rtf
Polar Vortex Shifting due to Climate Change, Extending Winter 1016.rtf
Record-Breaking Temperatures ‘Have Robbed the Arctic of Its Winter' 0316.rtf
Arctic Warming Is Possibly Catastrophic for Planet, Climate Scientist Warns 0216.rtf
Rapid Arctic Ice Loss Linked to Extreme Weather Changes in Europe and US 0615.rtf
Arctic Melt Brings More Persistent Heat Waves to U.S., Europe 0315.rtf
Arctic Faces an Ice-pocalypse 1114.rtf
Cold Winters in Europe, Asia Linked to Sea Ice Decline 1014.rtf
Melting Arctic Ice Link to Extreme Weather Explored 1014.rtf
Crazy Weather Traced to Arctic's Impact on Jet Stream 0914.rtf
94° in Alaska? Weather Extremes Tied to Jet Stream 0613.rtf
Linking Weird Weather to Rapid Arctic Warming 0312.rtf
Why the Jet Stream Is Slowing and Getting Wavier 0413.rtf
Climate Change Alters Jet Stream Patterns 0213.rtf
Violent Polar Storms Help Control Earth's Weather 1212.rtf
Arctic Ice Melt Could Mean More Extreme Winters for US, Europe 0912.rtf
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As the simple diagrams show, the temperature-gradient between the Arctic and the warmer latitudes has lessened. The strength of the jet stream is influenced by the size of the temperature gradient.
Pre Industrial
Now
Wind speed is solid line, Ice area dashed, in million sq km.
Section Map: Weather & Sea Level Rise