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What exactly is the polar vortex?

  • Written by Zachary Lawrence, Research Scientist, University of Colorado Boulder
What exactly is the polar vortex?The polar vortex influences the jet stream, which can bring cold winter weather to the U.S. and Europe. AP Photo/Bill Sikes

At the start of February 2021, a major snowstorm hit the northeast United States, with some areas receiving well over two feet of snow. Just a few weeks earlier, Spain experienced a historic and deadly snowstorm and dangerously...

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