Warmth is weakening the polar vortex. Here’s what it means for extreme cold.
Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...
Powerful polar vortex in the stratosphere brings frigid temperatures to US
A strong polar vortex in the stratosphere has brought subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the ...
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How the Polar Vortex Can Bring Arctic Blasts to the U.S.
How the Polar Vortex Can Bring Arctic Blasts to the U.S. Vast weather patterns can carry blasts of frigid air far from the ...
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Why Polar Vortexes Are Becoming More Common
Understanding the Polar Vortex The polar vortex is like a massive whirlpool of frigid air moving around our planet's poles.
Why Is It So Cold in the South If the Planet Is Warming? Here’s What We Know.
A mass of air called the polar vortex has escaped the Arctic and plunged southward. Some scientists see the fingerprints of ...
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New Orleans' record snow was fueled by the polar vortex. Did climate change play a role?
Anytime we get an Arctic air blast down this far south, this is an artifact of the polar vortex rearing its ugly head,” said ...
What is polar vertex? The phenomenon that froze US gulf coast
The polar vortex, a natural atmospheric phenomenon, influences global winter weather by circulating Arctic air. Its expansion ...
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Polar Vortex and Firenado: Hard-Core Jargon Has Taken Over Forecasts
Back when “climate change” took over—when the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide was well below 400 parts per ...
What impact did the jet stream have on winter storms in Georgia? See what experts said.
As the Arctic rapidly warms, the temperature difference between the polar region and lower latitudes decreases, which weakens ...
Why Trump’s inauguration is taking place indoors for first time in 40 years
The arctic blast is expected to affect millions of people across the United States with brisk winds, and dangerously cold ...
How to set your thermostat in the winter: What to know if you're new to the cold
Turns out there's a magic number for your thermostat setting in the winter, experts say. Sixty eight degrees is ideal. But if you're looking for a ballpark, anywhere around 70 degrees is a good target ...
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Earth’s warming is weakening the polar vortex. Here’s what that means for extreme cold.
Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...