How the polar vortex, warm ocean intensified major U.S. winter storm

A severe winter storm that brought freezing rain, sleet and snow to a large part of the U.S. was intensified by the polar ...
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Why the polar vortex could be the 2020s most dangerous weather threat

The polar vortex has shifted from obscure jargon to a phrase that can shut down schools, snarl air travel and strain power grids across continents. In the 2020s, as the climate warms and ...
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Tracing vortex trajectories reveals how resources are exchanged between oceans

Water, salt, and heat all get mixed within eddies with important climate consequences, but the boundary of an eddy is hard to ...

How the polar vortex and warm ocean are intensifying a major US winter storm

The sudden blast may come as a shock to many Americans after a mostly mild start to winter, but that warmth may be partly ...