How climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex
These severe cold events occur when the polar jet stream – the familiar jet stream of winter that runs along the boundary ...
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The polar vortex brings its bitter cold to the Southern US
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The plunging polar vortex brought subfreezing temperatures Tuesday to some of the southernmost points of the U.S., threatening to dump snow on parts of Texas and Oklahoma in ...
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The polar vortex dips into the Twin Tiers
We start the following work week with a polar vortex. This will bring in unseasonably cold air to the region and wind chill ...
What is a polar vortex?
The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure, winds, and cold air surrounding both of the Earth’s poles, according to the ...
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The polar vortex readies to dump snow on Texas and its neighbors
The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole, but it sometimes ventures south into the U.S., Europe and Asia. Some experts say such cold air outbreaks are happening more ...