New theory finds 'traffic jams' in jet stream cause abnormal weather patterns

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New theory finds 'traffic jams' in jet stream cause abnormal weather patterns
Study explains blocking phenomenon that has baffled forecasters

Date:
    May 24, 2018
Source:
    University of Chicago
Summary:
    A study offers an explanation for a mysterious and sometimes deadly weather pattern in which the jet stream, the global air currents that circle the Earth, stalls out over a region. Much like highways, the jet stream has a capacity, researchers said, and when it's exceeded, blockages form that are remarkably similar to traffic jams -- and climate forecasters can use the same math to model them both.
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180524141647.htm

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Scientists are amazing, aren't they?  Here's a vital piece of weather forecasting by which they are baffled, yet they can tell us what the weather will be in 50 years.  Are they great, or what?