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2. Explainer: What is the polar vortex and why is it so cold?

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   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 ...

3. Here's what you need to know about the polar vortex

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   AccuWeather forecasters break down the science behind the polar vortex and how it can influence the weather for locations thousands of miles away. While the name for this phenomenon may sound ...

4. Polar vortex could bring an unfavorable end to Rochester's winter

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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 ...

5. Polar vortex - Wikipedia

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   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]

6. December 2017–January 2018 North American cold wave

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   Starting in late December as a result of the southward shift of the polar vortex, extremely cold conditions froze the eastern United States in the last few days of 2017 as well as into the new year. Following a brief respite in mid-January, cold temperatures swung back into the eastern U.S. shortly afterwards.

7. Brace yourself: Sub-zero wind chill and snow coming with ...

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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), USA Today previously reported. It's a normal ...

8. Polar low - Wikipedia

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   Polar lows can be difficult to detect using conventional weather reports and are a hazard to high-latitude operations, such as shipping and gas and oil platforms. Polar lows have been referred to by many other terms, such as polar mesoscale vortex, Arctic hurricane, Arctic low, and cold air depression. Today the term is usually reserved for the ...

9. What you need to know about the polar vortex

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   Polar vortex. It's a phrase that becomes very popular has achieved buzzword status and is often used frequently during the winter as the Northern Hemisphere endures its coldest months of the year ...