Research findings published by the University of Washington shows that the atmoshpere is warming faster in subtropical areas than it is in northern lattitudes. Additional research by scientists that combed over twenty five years of satellite data also revealed that the jet stream in each hemisphere is moving closer to it's corresponding pole by approximately 1 degree (or 70 miles).
University of Washington atmospheric sciences professor John M. Wallace stated that it hasn't been determined whether the shift in the jet stream is anomoly or is a direct result of global warming. While admitting that more work has to be done to determine the causes, he said the effects of the shift could become quite serious if the trend continues.
Basically what the research shows is that the tropics are actually becoming larger, which could contribute to the growth of tropical desert regions on the planet as well as shift typical storm tracks toward the poles. Typical storm patterns like those of hurricanes in the Atlantic would be pushed Northward, and cyclonic patterns in the Pacific would be pushed Southward.
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