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Article: Not Your Typical Wetter Pattern; Jet Stream's Persistent Dip Explains the Soggy Seasons
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- The Washington Post
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- September 4, 2003
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Looking for something to blame for the canceled barbecue, the
flooded basement and the downed power line? Here's a culprit: the jet
stream.
The invisible river of fast-moving air that zips around Earth's
northern hemisphere from west to east has been locked in place above
the Washington area this week, like a city dweller reluctant to give
up a prime parking place. What's more, the jet stream has exhibited
this unpleasant stick-to-itiveness on and off all year, helping to
create the snowy winter, the soggy spring and the storm-filled
summer.
"It's not like the jet stream has looked exactly the same since
January, but we have had periods of persistence," said Robert Davis,
a professor in ...