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Warming Arctic linked to polar vortex outbreaks farther south.

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CBC (Canada)

Publication Date
2021-09-03

Warmer air weakens the vortex, which normally keeps cold air trapped in Arctic, letting it go south. Warming of the Arctic caused by climate change has increased the number of polar vortex outbreaks, when frigid air from the far north bathes other parts of the Northern Hemisphere in killer cold, a study finds.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/warming-arctic-1.6163581