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Climate change causes Polar Vortex to venture south

this.

this right here is why it's called "climate change." Arctic warming = deep freeze in the temperate regions, because Arctic ice melting warms the ocean up there, messing with the Jet Stream and driving the cold air mass southward

stories that go into depth:

"What’s Behind the ‘Arctic Blast’ Plunging into the U.S.?" - Scientific American

"How Frigid Polar Vortex Blasts are Connected to Global Warming" - CitizenTruth.org

not only was 2023 officially the hottest year on record by a long shot (1.5°C above preindustrial levels), but this winter is on track to be one of the coldest

Interesting Times we live in, folks

Charlestown, Indiana- July 29, 1943

An advancing cold front. Earth Science. 1970.

Internet Archive

beyond a storm's horizon

april 3rd 1974, cincinnati

Hurricane —Lisa and Martin l CIRA

Art by Bastien Grivet