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The polar vortex is a gigantic, circular area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that typically spins over the North Pole (as its name suggests). The polar vortex is a gigantic, circular area ...
The polar vortex is expected to strengthen in the short term and maintain warmer conditions in eastern North America for the foreseeable future, according to Atmospheric and Environmental Research.
The harshest cold of the winter so far is not showing any signs of relenting anytime soon across the north-central United States. Due in part to a shift in the polar vortex, dangerously low ...
The interface between the cold dry air mass of the pole and the warm moist air mass farther south defines the location of the polar front. The polar front is centered roughly at 60° latitude. A polar vortex strengthens in the winter and weakens in the summer because of its dependence on the temperature difference between the equator and the poles.
It is the westernmost border crossing in the state of North Dakota. It is a lightly-used crossing with the reduction in local population due to agricultural automation and the 1984 closure of the Fortuna Air Force Station. [1] The US replaced its 1950s-era yellow brick border station in 2004 with a sprawling grey inspection complex. The Canada ...
The storm resulted in the National Weather Service issuing various winter weather alerts impacting over 170 million Americans. Over 9.9 million people in the U.S. and Mexico experienced blackouts, many due to a major power crisis in Texas, [12] [13] [16] which became the largest in the U.S. since the Northeast blackout of 2003. [17]
The polar vortex played a role in the extreme winter weather outbreak that struck Texas in February 2021, UN weather experts said. “We did have a sudden stratospheric warming in January ...
In 1932, the function was moved to the border, adopting the name of Goodlands, the nearest post office. That year, a residence and office accommodation were erected. [1] Canada replaced the 1970s-era Goodlands border station in 2014. [2] In 2020, the former border hours of 8am–10pm reduced, becoming 9am–5pm. [3]