Climate Cosmos on MSN1d
9 Surprising Causes Behind Sudden Temperature Swings
The Invisible Ropes of the Sky Jet streams are essentially fast-flowing air currents high above us, acting much like highways ...
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Understanding the Polar Vortex: How it impacts the CSRA
Winter in the CSRA is usually mild overall, but every now and then, we get a taste of true Arctic air. If you’ve ever ...
The puzzling and powerful polar vortex faces 'big uncertainty' as Earth warms
A strong, stable vortex is like a skater spinning with their arms tucked closely in, holding in an area of cold air over the Arctic. But when there’s a wobble in the rotation, winds in the vortex can ...
In Greenland, the Ice Doesn’t Just Flow, It Quivers and Quakes
By using a fiber-optic cable to detect tiny vibrations a mile below the surface, scientists discovered a surprising way that ...
Ice streams move due to tiny ice quakes: Dynamics of Greenland's ice decrypted
The great ice streams of the Antarctic and Greenland are like frozen rivers, carrying ice from the massive inland ice sheets ...
The Mirror US on MSN6d
Forecasters give their verdict as millions of Americans brace for rare polar vortex and savage snow storm
Experts have shared their insights on the 'complex' weather phenomenon amid fears it could leave vast swathes of the country ...
How huge parts of the U.S. could become uninhabitable within decades — even so-called ‘climate havens’
It’s not just Florida and California — from poisoned water supplies to infrastructure issues to polar vortices, Holly Baxter ...
N.Y. weather: A polar vortex split will bring new waves of Arctic air. Here’s what to expect
The vortex is essentially an area of low pressure in the upper layers of the atmosphere over the polar region up north. This ...