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 ...
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Did the Polar Vortex Cause the Recent Snow in Florida? We Ask the Experts
It's like "bomb cyclone" or "firenado." It seems like the sort of phenomenon that would be responsible for the ...
Polar vortex maps show where arctic blast is set to freeze the U.S. as far as the Deep South
A polar vortex dipping down from Siberia is bringing a cold front with frigid temperatures to millions Americans. See maps of ...
The science behind Connecticut’s arctic blast: Polar vortex and radiational cooling
An Arctic blast that began in the northern plains on Saturday spread bitter cold from the Rockies through the East Coast and ...
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Powerful polar vortex in the stratosphere brings frigid temperatures to US
A blast of arctic air from Canada has brought the season's coldest weather to most of the United States. The system, known as ...
Polar vortex to blast 30 states with life-threatening cold: 'Be prepared'
Most of the U.S. will enjoy milder temperatures on Thursday, but the warmup will be brief as a polar vortex will send ...
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Another polar vortex is headed to the Carolinas, with a major Arctic blast to follow
A series of disturbances in the atmosphere is sending the polar vortex south (again) next week with a burst of even colder ...
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Polar vortex-driven Arctic blast envelops U.S., to bring historic snow to Gulf Coast
Here's the latest on the winter storm. A historic winter storm is poised to produce potentially record-breaking snows from ...
Polar vortex: Arctic plunge to bring another cold blast to Cincinnati
We've already fallen as low as 1° this year. Another dip in the polar vortex makes that possible for Cincinnati again next week.
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How the Polar Vortex Can Bring Arctic Blasts to the U.S.
In normal conditions, the polar vortex spins tightly over the Arctic, allowing the polar jet stream—which blows by beneath and south of the polar vortex—to remain fairly smooth. “If the ...