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Extreme cold still happens in a warming world – in fact climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex

  • Written by Mathew Barlow, Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
imageA blizzard with brutally cold temperatures hit Iowa and neighboring states on Jan. 12, 2024.Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Over the past few days, extremely cold Arctic air and severe winter weather have swept southward into much of the U.S., breaking daily low temperature records from Montana to Texas. Tens of millions of people...

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