The jet stream, a fast moving current of air about 30,000 feet above the ground, has shifted northward about 1.25 miles per year since 1979, according to a new report.
Authors of the paper, which was published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, think global warming is probably to blame, though it has yet to be proven.
What they do know is that the jet stream is responsible for significant weather patterns in the U.S., and areas in the South and Southwest, already suffering from drought, can expect more of the same.
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