Flight from L.A. to London reaches 801 mph as a furious jet stream packs record-breaking speeds

Tuesday, February 19, 2019 - 15:20 in Earth & Climate

Tuesday is a nice day across the Northeast. Temperatures near 40 in New York, light winds out of the north at 5 mph to 10 mph, and wall-to-wall sunshine sound like a tranquil day — especially by February standards. But high up in the atmosphere, it's a different story. The jet stream, the high-altitude...

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