Plague spread due to jet stream

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Plagues, Famines, and Fires: How the Jet Stream Shaped History and Threatens Our Future

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When the jet stream over Europe veers north or south of its usual path, it brings weather extremes that can exacerbate epidemics, crop harvests, and feed wildfires.

By 1350 , the Black Death had killed around a third of Englandâs population, if not more.

The jet stream has caused these extreme conditions for 700 years in the past without greenhouse gases.

The most extreme positions of the jet stream tend to create their own extremes on the ground.

In the Mediterranean , for instance, wildfires occurred mostly during the hot, dry years when jet stream was further north.

grape harvests (and wine quality) were particularly bad during the cool, wet years.

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