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The polar vortex is area of fast-moving winds well above the Earth’s surface and the jet stream that circle the Arctic during the Northern Hemisphere’s coldest months.
A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of the continental US bringing winter storm warnings and a hazardous freeze to millions. ... Near-average temperatures are expected west of the Rockies ...
Editor's Note for Sat. Jan. 18: A polar vortex is set to impact much of the US. Click here for the latest update.. A polar vortex is forecasted to blanket most of the continental United States in ...
“Everything, all the stars align, all the wind directions in the atmosphere are dragging the cold polar air out of the Canadian Arctic,” Maue said. “It’s the depths of winter. Everything signals extreme biting, winter cold. Obviously this isn’t the first polar vortex episode of the winter, but it looks to be the most severe.”
The latest brutal cold snap is again courtesy of the polar vortex — a large area of cold air that spins over the North Pole — dropping some 3,000 miles south into the U.S. for the 10th time ...
The polar vortex is a large area of cold air and low pressure that normally spins over the North and South Poles. During the winter months and when the jet stream allows, this cold air can drop ...
During the 2014 January polar vortex, more than 20 people across the country died from the cold as places like Georgia — which rarely see serious cold — dealt with lows under 10 degrees ...
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]