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The vast jet stream some 420 kilometres wide has trebled in speed since 2000, and is now circulating westwards at between 40 and 45 kilometres per year deep under Siberia and heading towards beneath Europe (see diagram, below). That is three times faster than typical speeds of liquid in the outer core.

https://www.newscientist.com/articl...iscovered-speeding-beneath-russia-and-canada/

This is a very interesting article. It was made possible by some satellites launched by the European Space Agency in 2013. I wonder how long they knew about this and if it was not released because there may be a link to global warming?