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US suffers record-breaking cold: What's going on with the polar vortex?
"An Arctic air mass is expected to plunge into the Central U.S. this week, with high confidence for widespread, record-breaking cold," NWS said in the forecast. "Through Friday [F
The polar vortex is acting weird and the US is paying the price this winter
How Alaska’s cold keeps ending up in the Lower 48 A few atmospheric factors — including the polar vortex — have come together to make the US the epicenter of cold this winter. One is a ...
Very cold weather coming. US about to get 10th and chilliest polar vortex this winter
Meteorologists warn that the coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy and prolonged exclamation point on America’s winter of repeated polar vortex invasions starting this weeken
Polar vortex causes extreme cold warnings across 11 states
The National Weather Service has issued extreme cold warnings for millions of Americans from the Canadian border to Texas. CBS News correspondent Nicole Valdes reports on the historic low temperatures.
Why has it been so cold in Rochester? It's not just the polar vortex
The polar vortex is not synonymous with cold snaps, but when it slides toward the United States, the polar jet stream can mirror the distortion and introduce Arctic air. While this distortion is often caused by weakening of the polar vortex, that’s not the case this time.
Polar vortex makes much of US colder than Greenland, but warmth is coming. Then more cold
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. Even Mars has been warmer than North Dakota this week.
Polar vortex ushers in life-threatening cold for over 90 million as far south as Florida, Texas
The polar vortex has returned to the U.S., and frostbite-inducing temperatures are blasting millions of Americans.
‘Life-threatening cold’ expected as polar vortex stretches across U.S. after deadly weekend flooding
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern ...
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Polar Vortex 2025: Meteorologists Sound Alarm Over Brutal Cold to Hit US
Meteorologists explained that polar vortex intrusions are usually not disruptive, however, they can occasionally lead to cold air outbreaks and winter storms, which may affect travel conditions ...
Brutal polar vortex cold shutters Midwest schools, breaks North Dakota record
More than 95 million people are facing gripping cold Tuesday as a polar vortex sends temperatures plunging to record levels, ...
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Polar vortex brings wind chills as low as minus 20 to Chicago region
A group of people walk toward the pedestrian tunnel that connects Hyde Park to Promontory Point as Presidents Day temperatures dropped and stayed cold across the Chicago area on Monday. Tyler ...
The phenomenon that has the US frozen: What is happening with the polar vortex?
Extreme weather is sweeping across the United States. Last week, the polar vortex peaked, bringing freezing temperatures to ...
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Polar Air Pushed Out
The strong polar vortex which ushered in the record cold is being replaced by a warming trend. All this week high ...
Why the U.S. has been home to Earth’s most unusually cold air this year
The United States has been at the epicenter of the planet’s most unusually cold conditions early in 2025. The polar vortex is to blame.