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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…

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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 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 …

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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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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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PRESENTING: Art Cashin's New Year's Poem Featuring Joan Rivers, The Polar Vortex, And 'Frozen'

'Tis the day before New Year's and despite what you're hopin' The folks in the Boardroom say "th…

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Why Cold Weather Doesn't Mean Global Warming Isn't Real

Over the past million of years the Earth has shifted between warm "interglacial" periods and cool "…

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Why Cold Weather And Snow Don't Mean Global Warming Isn't Real

But climate contrarians will still protest: "Our climate has gone through huge transitions before!"…

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Be warned: Flights are getting bumpier

Air travel is getting more turbulent thanks to climate change. And the problem isn't going away.

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The sun is getting more active than it has for a decade and it could lead to power outages, grounded flights, and stunning auroras

The sun is entering a peak of activity that will last a few years. This could disrupt grids and gro…

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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. …

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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…

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Every region of the US suffered record-breaking extreme weather in 2020. Find yours on the map.

These disasters affected you if you inhaled the smoke, shivered in the polar vortex, took shelter f…

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6. A new bill named after a former Texan congressman should effectively close a notorious loophole.…

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How to keep your pets safe from hypothermia and frostbite, according to an Iditarod sled-dog veterinarian

The tips of our fingers, toes, ear lobes, cheeks, and nose are the most susceptible to frostbite, b…

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