Here’s What to Know About the Polar Vortex Collapse
As the National Weather Service explains, the polar vortex is an area of low pressure and cold air that exists over both of ...
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Temperatures Were Unusually Cold In Many Parts Of The World Thanks To The Polar Vortex, But Can We Predict When It Will Hit?
While cold temperatures and snow are not at all unexpected in many parts of the world, they are quite rare in others. In ...
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'Winter is far from over': Polar vortex reversal could bring springtime snow to US
The polar vortex could be reversing in a sudden stratospheric warming event, with the potential to send Arctic air and storms ...
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A piece of the Sun broke off and was swallowed by a polar vortex
The vortex appears to be part of a huge filament of solar plasma that the space agency says broke away from the Sun’s surface and is now circling the north pole like a tornado. Unfortunately ...
Why the U.S. has been home to Earth’s most unusually cold air this year
The United States has been at the epicenter of the planet’s most unusually cold conditions early in 2025. The polar vortex is to blame.
N.Y. weather: Strongest polar vortex disruption of year means winter weather could hit Northeast this April
The polar vortex is a “constant feature” that begins to develop sometime in September and persists through sometime in spring ...
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What is a polar vortex? US gets a taste of the Arctic this week
The term "polar vortex" usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region. It is a normal pattern that is stronger in the winter and keeps some of the coldest ...
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What is a polar vortex? US gets a taste of the Arctic this week
It is a normal pattern that is stronger in the winter and keeps some of the coldest weather bottled up near the North Pole. But at times some of the vortex can break off or move south, bringing ...