Westerly jet stream emerges as key driver of mid-latitude hydroclimatic extremes

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Dec 19, 2025, 4:53 pm120 ptsTrending
In recent years, the global climate has become increasingly extreme, with intensifying alternations of droughts and floods—particularly in ecologically vulnerable mid-latitude regions. But what is driving this hydroclimatic variability? Scientists have long debated the underlying mechanisms.

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