<p>I've been tracking the global jet streams for several years now. Over time, I've noticed that the Northern hemisphere jet streams appear much thinner, slower, and less well organized than their counterparts to the South, which appear much more robust and better organized. What's going on here, and does this imbalance have any significance/meaning with respect to climate change?</p>

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2022-08-01T07:46:57.073Z
Just a wild guess, but maybe it has something to do with the imbalance between North and South hemisphere landmasses?
Jean-Marie Prival
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Imbalance between North and South hemisphere jet streams
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# Imbalance between North and South hemisphere jet streams

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-07-31)

I've been tracking the global jet streams for several years now. Over time, I've noticed that the Northern hemisphere jet streams appear much thinner, slower, and less well organized than their counterparts to the South, which appear much more robust and better organized. What's going on here, and does this imbalance have any significance/meaning with respect to climate change?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Just a wild guess, but maybe it has something to do with the imbalance between North and South hemisphere landmasses?  

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