Polar Vortex: The Science Behind the Cold

ENN
Feb 7, 2019, 5:00 pm109 pts
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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