The polar vortex: What to know about the weather feature responsible for the arctic blast
The vortex is essentially an area of low pressure in the upper layers of the atmosphere over the polar region. This vortex consists of powerful westerly winds in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 miles about the North Pole, according to Climate.gov.
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It's a term you hear every couple of winters, when we get stuck in the coldest of cold patterns – polar vortex. But what exactly is it?
Multiple rounds of frigid, arctic air could sweep across the eastern half of U.S. in the coming weeks, ushering in an ...
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The much-advertised, long-lasting Arctic outbreak with ties to the polar vortex will be accompanied by a significant winter ...
Swaths of the central, northern, and eastern United States will face subzero temperatures, freezing rain, snow, and ice.
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