This blast of cold weather is due to activity of the polar vortex.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Our entire region is under an Extreme Cold Weather Warning until 12 p.m. Tuesday; wind chills could fall as low as -45 degrees. This Arctic blast is thanks to 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 ...
Models aren’t clear on whether climate change is making polar vortex disruptions more common. Cohen notes that cold extremes have become more frequent since 2000, when the Arctic’s warming ...
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Woullard went on to say that Entergy is already looking at predicted models for the storm and will make staffing decisions ...