Former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist Ryan Maue said he expects extreme weather in all 50 states. The jet stream goes nutsUnderlying this is a jet stream gone wild, Maue and Chenard said. The jet stream is the river of air that moves weather from west to east on a roller-coaster-like path. But now that jet stream is going on near-vertical, scream-inducing drops following by straight-up ascents. Numerous studies have connected unusual jet stream and polar vortex activity to shrinking Arctic sea ice and human-caused climate change.

Source: The Telegraph March 13, 2026 06:31 UTC