News Headline

Polar vortex: The science behind the cold

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-02-06

The polar vortex, a swirl of low-pressure air six miles up in the atmosphere, blasted much of the American Midwest and Northeast in late January 2019 with temperatures cold enough to bring on frostbite within minutes.

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https://phys.org/news/2019-02-polar-vortex-science-cold.html