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Scientists investigate Arctic warming’s impact on polar vortex

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Scientists are investigating whether a warming Arctic is changing the behavior of the polar vortex, ...

When will the polar vortex return? Here's your late-winter forecast.

Folks in the central and eastern United States may be wondering: Is winter on the way out? Here's what meteorologists say.

Is polar vortex returning? Why Georgia isn’t done with winter yet

Georgia is nearing record highs, but a polar vortex surge could flip the forecast fast with storms and falling temperatures next week.

Metro Detroit warms up as polar vortex retreats; will it return?

Rather, warmer weather is forecast across Metro Detroit through the week, with temperatures returning to seasonal averages later this week. Daily highs are expected to be in the 40s and 50s this week, ...
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Arctic warming and polar vortex behavior under study

Scientists are investigating whether a warming Arctic is changing the behavior of the polar vortex, a natural atmospheric phenomenon responsible for recent waves of intense cold air.

How the extreme cold is negatively affecting the live of more and more Americans, poll shows

WASHINGTON — Millions in North America kicked off 2026 with bitterly cold temperatures, with many saying it’s been years ...

Growing number of Americans report experiencing extreme cold, poll finds

In the summer of 2024, an AP-NORC poll found that about 7 in 10 U.S. adults had experienced extremely hot weather or extreme ...
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Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture, lack of sea ice for winter blast

WASHINGTON — Warm Arctic waters and cold continental land will combine to stretch the dreaded polar vortex in a way that will send much of the United States a devastating dose of winter weather later ...