A massive atmospheric disruption is currently pulling Arctic air toward the equator
A sudden weakening of the polar vortex is triggering a massive atmospheric disruption, causing freezing Arctic air to spill southward and dramatically alter weather patterns across the Northern Hemisphere.
Sudden stratospheric warming events occur when temperatures high above the North Pole spike by as much as 50 degrees Celsius in just a few days. This rapid heating destabilizes the polar vortex, a swirling band of cold air that usually stays trapped in the Arctic.
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