Bear in mind that not all ... better and better at predicting when polar vortex disturbances and full-blown breakdowns will occur. According to NOAA, the forecasts are primarily based on two ...

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) explains that a polar vortex a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of the Earth's poles. The vortex describes the ...

Strong westerly winds banded together in the stratosphere of the North Pole are what make up the Arctic polar vortex, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The winds ...

Meteorologists are going to want to study why this stretching is happening so often this year, but it could just be natural randomness, said Laura Ciasto, a meteorologist at NOAA’s Climate Prediction ...