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The polar vortex is not synonymous with a cold snap. In fact, the stratosphere is 10 to 30 miles above the earth’s surface and above the polar jet stream and other systems that create most ...
As ominous as the term polar vortex sounds, meteorologists say the phenomenon is not new, nor despite its sound does it refer to a cyclone of cold or a freakishly dangerous storm. "The term 'polar ...
The "polar vortex" that plunged Canada and the U.S. into historical cold last winter is said by researchers to have occurred because melting polar ice changes weather patterns, according to a ...
Despite the abnormally cold winter over sections of North America and much of Russia, most of the globe saw either average or above-average temperatures during the first four months of 2014. [118] In fact, during the cold wave, North America saw much colder temperatures than Sochi, Russia which during the time was hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics.
The Polar vortex is also thought to have had effects in Europe. For example, the 2013–14 United Kingdom winter floods were blamed on the Polar vortex bringing severe cold in the United States and Canada. [8] Similarly, the severe cold in the United Kingdom in the winters of 2009–10 and 2010–11 were also blamed on the Polar vortex. [9]
Bitter cold early in 2018 sent AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures plummeting into extreme territory in the Midwest -- as low as minus 77 F. The term polar vortex became a household term after ...
'Chicago Beach Keeps Locals Warm During Polar Vortex' – video new report from Voice of America. Chicago river frozen during 2019 polar vortex February 1, 2019. In the Chicago area, temperatures plummeted as low as −23 °F (−31 °C) at O'Hare International Airport on January 30, with a windchill of −52 °F (−47 °C).
The colder air plunging back into midwestern and northeastern U.S. late this week will pale in comparison to the brutal cold expected to end January. Polar vortex to inflict dangerous cold on ...