The puzzling and powerful polar vortex faces 'big uncertainty' as Earth warms
A strong, stable vortex is like a skater spinning with their arms tucked closely in, holding in an area of cold air over the Arctic. But when there’s a wobble in the rotation, winds in the vortex can ...
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What we learn from floods, fires and the polar vortex
Lately a common joke is that Mother Nature is coming back, and is she ever mad. This is a wry reflection of the way we are all beginning to feel ...
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‘Once in a lifetime’ snow hits parts of the U.S. South
during an icy winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) Paige Encarnacion builds a snowman on the beach during a winter storm on Tuesday, Jan.
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Powerful polar vortex in the stratosphere brings frigid temperatures to US
The system, known as a polar vortex, is forecast to bring subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the South. And it looks as if we may get more arctic blasts in the coming ...
Newsday19d
'Once in a lifetime' snow hits parts of the U.S. South
The NWS' Mobile office reposted video on X of two people having a snowball fight in Orange Beach, Alabama ... of the continental U.S. thanks to a polar vortex disruption. The Arctic polar vortex ...
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Polar vortex maps show where arctic blast is set to freeze the U.S. as far as the Deep South
However, a deep freeze, thanks to the polar vortex dipping down from Siberia, is bringing an even harsher arctic blast to million Americans this week. Maps show what to expect as the cold front ...
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Manatees congregate in warm waters near power plants as US winter storms graze Florida
A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal temperatures and causing the Sunshine State's manatee population, still ...
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Polar vortex to blast 30 states with life-threatening cold: 'Be prepared'
This will be due to a polar ... vortex will dip to the south and move into the U.S. this weekend and into next week. "These are the types of weather systems that even bring cold air to Florida ...
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Polar vortex to blast 30 states with life-threatening cold: 'Be prepared'
After the first snowfall of the year in New York City, the freezing cold continues to affect the area, while people carry on with their daily lives on December 23, 2024. After the first snowfall ...
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Polar vortex to blast 30 states with life-threatening cold: 'Be prepared'
The FOX Forecast Center said a lobe of the polar vortex will dip to the south and move into the U.S. this weekend and into next week. "These are the types of weather systems that even bring cold air ...
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Snow is a maybe, freezing temperatures are for sure this weekend and beyond in Knoxville
Knoxville could be hit with another snowfall this weekend, and very cold temperatures are coming. The National Weather Service in Morristown cited an 80% chance of rain Jan. 18 and a 70% chance of ...