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Another Polar Vortex Is Blasting the U.S. With Harsh Winter Weather. So How Is Climate Change Involved?

Inside Climate News · By Kristoffer Tigue · last updated
A recent study explains how warmer temperatures at the top of the planet destabilize the jet stream and allow colder air to travel south.

By Kristoffer Tigue

A second bout of severe winter weather is set to pummel the central United States with freezing temperatures and icy conditions, forecasters warned this week. It comes just days after a massive winter storm, traveling from Kansas to New Jersey, dumped upwards of a foot of snow on some cities, disrupting traffic and knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of households.

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