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What exactly is the polar vortex?

  • Written by Zachary Lawrence, Research Scientist, University of Colorado Boulder
imageThe 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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