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The polar vortex hit its peak across much of America on Wednesday, with an icy grip that made Arctic Greenland seem like a toasty vacation spot in comparison. At 34 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree ...
Map shows below-normal temperatures in the forecast for mid-January across much of the South and East. / Credit: CBS News The polar vortex is a large area of cold air and low pressure that ...
Editor's Note for Sat. Jan. 18: A polar vortex is set to impact much of the US. Click here for the latest update.. A polar vortex is forecasted to blanket most of the continental United States in ...
Even though the United States east of the Rockies — less than 2% of the globe's surface — has been in an extended freeze, the rest of the world hasn't. The entire Earth on Monday was 0.8 degrees (0.45 degrees Celsius) warmer than the 1991 to 2020 average, according to the European climate service Copernicus.
The latest brutal cold snap is again courtesy of the polar vortex — a large area of cold air that spins over the North Pole — dropping some 3,000 miles south into the U.S. for the 10th time ...
But at times some of the vortex can break off or move south, bringing unusually cold weather south and permitting warmer weather to creep up north. This week, parts of the U.S. are experiencing the 10th and coldest polar vortex event this season. Weather forces in the Arctic are combining to push the chilly air into the U.S. and Europe.
These polar vortex stretches are happening more frequently as the world — and especially the Arctic — warms, a 2021 paper published in the journal Science, also co-authored by Cohen, demonstrated.
An illustration of the polar jet stream and the polar vortex in the layers of atmosphere above the northern hemisphere shows the elongated shape of the vortex on Jan. 16, 2025.