Aug 23, 2025
Saturn’s Famous Hexagon !
This colorful view from NASA's Cassini mission is the highest-resolution view of the unique six-sided jet stream at Saturn's north pole known as "the hexagon."
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Saturn’s Famous Hexagon !
This colorful view from NASA's Cassini mission is the highest-resolution view of the unique six-sided jet stream at Saturn's north pole known as "the hexagon."
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/Hampton University
Climate change causes Polar Vortex to venture south
this.
this right here is why it's called "climate change." Arctic warming = deep freeze in the temperate regions, because Arctic ice melting warms the ocean up there, messing with the Jet Stream and driving the cold air mass southward
stories that go into depth:
"What’s Behind the ‘Arctic Blast’ Plunging into the U.S.?" - Scientific American
"How Frigid Polar Vortex Blasts are Connected to Global Warming" - CitizenTruth.org
not only was 2023 officially the hottest year on record by a long shot (1.5°C above preindustrial levels), but this winter is on track to be one of the coldest
Interesting Times we live in, folks
Inktober 7: Mermaid
@temper-temper's Jet Stream comes swimming in as a mermaid for today! Not just any mermaid though- an alligator gar based one! Mermaids can be based off other kinds of fish, right?
Flyover - Colorado Rockies
never trust your father
Studying jet streams with a side of sweet motivation! 🙂↕️
Airpril #11: Patchy sky
There are a few reasons spring weather is so wacky. Click to read the full fact.