A deadly polar vortex is hitting the US. But what is it?
Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains after winter ...
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Why much of the U.S. has had Earth’s most unusually cold air this winter
The polar vortex has taken on an unexpected pattern this winter - one that’s made part of the United States the most ...
Icy air has descended on the US. Is the polar vortex to blame?
The easy answer is a deep southward dip in the polar jet stream that typically rings the globe at higher latitudes but is ...
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Polar Vortex 2025: Meteorologists Sound Alarm Over Brutal Cold to Hit US
According to the Severe Weather Europe website—an online resource of global weather forecasts—a mass of cold air, spurred by the polar vortex, has been forecast to move over Canada and the northern ...
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What is a polar vortex? US gets a taste of the Arctic this week
he term “polar vortex” usually refers to the gigantic ... vortexes are happening more frequently because of a warming world. A warmer Artic gives more energy to atmospheric waves that can ...
Global warming disrupts polar vortex. But, what is it?
Parts of the United States are experiencing the 10th and coldest polar vortex event this season. Weather forces in the Arctic ...
Brutal polar vortex cold shutters Midwest schools, breaks North Dakota record
More than 95 million people are facing gripping cold Tuesday as a polar vortex sends temperatures plunging to record levels, ...