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Much of the U.S. is being blasted by ice, snow and wind, as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend is maintaining its frigid grip.
The polar vortex is coming—and raising the odds for intense winter weather. In the stratosphere over Siberia, temperatures recently jumped nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit, shoving the polar vortex ...
The polar vortex is a massive, swirling band of cold air that normally traps frigid temperatures around the Arctic. However, recent scientific studies show this vortex is weakening, which could ...
The coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy exclamation point on America's winter of repeated polar vortex invasions, meteorologists warn. It will stay frozen there all ...
The polar vortex usually keeps cold Arctic air confined above the North Pole, but experts believe it is starting to shift and ...
The dynamics of the stratosphere, particularly the behaviour of the polar vortex, have emerged as a cornerstone in understanding mid‐latitude weather extremes and seasonal climate variability.