N.Y. weather: A polar vortex split will bring new waves of Arctic air. Here’s what to expect
The vortex is essentially an area of low pressure in the upper layers of the atmosphere over the polar region up north. This vortex consists of powerful westerly winds in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 miles above the North Pole, according to Climate.gov.
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 and how does it impact our weather? The polar vortex is ...
two bands of fast-moving air – the polar jet stream and the stratospheric polar vortex – sometimes tango together to influence weather in the northern hemisphere. As the Arctic continues ...
The mere mention of the term "polar vortex" can set your head spinning (and maybe eyes rolling). It’s got to be clickbait, right? Or maybe someone dreamed up the name for views? Is it a storm?
Extreme cold and snow smacked the Gulf Coast states this week, but the polar vortex may not be to blame. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET.
Much of the country is in for widespread and dangerously cold temperatures beginning this weekend — and lasting through much of next week — as a lobe of the polar vortex over northern ...
The U.S. is set to feel the impacts of an Arctic polar vortex next week, meteorologists have warned, with sub-zero ...
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