🌦️ The jet stream will play a key role in our weather next week 🌎 It's a story that starts on the other side of the Atlantic... | Met Office

12K views · 297 reactions | Why are we seeing more settled and milder weather this week? A meandering jet stream is currently bringing cold weather and early snow to parts of eastern Canada while further downstream, the same jet stream will encourage more settled weather to become established across the UK, accompanied by much milder air. | Met Office | Facebook

Climate change is speeding up the jetstream and that makes flights slower and more fuel-hungry, according to research by Dr Paul Williams of Reading University. http://bbc.in/1QbJ7iL | BBC World Service