The main reason for the polar vortex to slow down is disturbances from the surface. Weather over the Amundsen Sea near Antarctica in the South Pacific is an important source of these disturbances.

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The hole in the Antarctic ozone layer has been getting ... when “sudden break-ups of the polar vortex” led to significantly smaller ozone holes, Kessenich added.

Zhang Yi, another team member, said Antarctica's atmospheric conditions are ideal for astronomical observations due to extended polar nights. "However, extreme weather like blizzards poses ...