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North India is as cold as Southern Europe now because of Arctic winds
A combination of prolonged western disturbances and polar vortex, a phenomenon that is pushing Arct…
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A polar vortex is engulfing the US. Here's what that really means, and why these events might be getting more common.
Although many questions remain, scientists have started to connect extreme cold waves to the warmin…
Aylin Woodward
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The US is suffering through a polar vortex. Paradoxically, we may have global warming to thank for that.
The logic goes like this: Because temperatures are rising in the Arctic at double the rate of the r…
Aylin Woodward
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People in Michigan facing brutal cold weather have been asked to turn down the heat at the worst possible time
"The term polar vortex describes the mass of low-pressure cold air that circulates in the stratosph…
Sarah Gray,Sarah Gray
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NASA videos reveal explosive events on the sun: a polar vortex of plasma, an X flare, and an eruption from the north pole
NASA first caught a strange polar vortex on the solar north pole. A big eruption and flare followed…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A polar vortex is bringing a cold snap to Europe and Asia - and stoking a huge rally in natural gas prices
A return of 2018's "Beast from the East" cold snap in Europe and sub-zero temperatures in Asia are …
Amanda Cooper
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11 Accessories Every Guy Needs To Survive This Winter In Style
And even as the Arctic loosens its grip on the U.S., we're still squarely in the middle of winter. …
Paige Cooperstein
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1 in 10 homeless adults are veterans, here's how you can help them and others stay safe and warm during the polar vortex
Steam rises up on the surface of Lake Michigan, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Chicago. A deadly arct…
John Haltiwanger
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NOAA: Yes, Spring Is Coming But It Will Bring Floods And Drought
Brutal winters in much of the U.S. mean more snow pack and still-frozen streams. This results in mo…
Leslie Baehr
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The Great American Freeze Of '14 Has All Eyes On Today's Natural Gas Report
"Traders will carefully watch today's report on natural gas inventories," he writes. The polar vort…
Rob Wile
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This Image Shows How The Polar Vortex Has Split In Two
The purples are where the air is colder than average, while the orange and red are warmer than aver…
Jennifer Welsh
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A 'bomb cyclone' and 'polar vortex' are headed for the East Coast - here's what those weather terms actually mean
The term bomb cyclone dates back to a 1980 paper by Frederick Sanders and John Gyakum, which descri…
Kevin Loria
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NOAA: Here's What's In Store For Winter All Over The US
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Climate Prediction Center released its…
Chelsea Harvey
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Rapid melting sea-ice in the Arctic may hamper India’s monsoon pattern: Study
The polar Arctic Zone — which has been melting from the past two centuries — has started melting dr…
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How Climate Change Caused Our Freezing Winter
This heat can also push the jet stream creating a large wave. In the case of this last winter, the …
Leslie Baehr
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Astronomers discover whirling electric winds at Saturn's north pole, solving a decades-old NASA mystery
Saturn's aurora borealis, unlike auroras on other planets, is driven by a powerful weather system. …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The 10 most important things in the world right now
6. A new bill named after a former Texan congressman should effectively close a notorious loophole.…
Christian Edwards,Christian E…
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For The 7th Month In A Row October Set A Heat Record
Recent research shows the current warm stretch is probably the planet's warmest in at least 4,000 y…
Chelsea Harvey
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Yahoo Restructures Their Ad Services, Significantly Affecting Tumblr [THE BRIEF]
Yahoo announced a revamped Yahoo Advertising at the Consumer Electronics Show yesterday. The new Ya…