#polar-vortex — Public Fediverse posts

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5. The Surprising Ozone Paradox In a counterintuitive twist, the man-made ozone hole has actually shielded the Antarctic interior from global warming. The loss of ozone strengthens the polar vortex, trapping freezing air over the pole and preventing the rapid melting seen in the Antarctic Peninsula.

https://youtu.be/2DSZZNaUTWU

#video
#Antarctica
#VSI
#OzoneHole
#PolarVortex
#GlobalWarming

RE: https://mastodon.social/@paulbeckwith/116537391040019268

#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture & literature review #PolarVortex

Paul explains the causes and effects of recent #Antarctic heat waves

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

#blizzard
#heatDome
#polarVortex
#atmosphericRiver

Clearly there’s a super villain in control of the weather.

Welcome to #blizzard, #polarvortex, #heat dome and #atmospheric #river

https://apnews.com/article/heat-dome-snow-blizzard-cold-polar-flooding-55e3baf6877e81ee1961aade3cb361c3?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us #climate

Spin the #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel and see where it lands!

US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once

By SETH BORENSTEIN
Updated 12:03 AM EDT, March 13, 2026

"Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be.

"Days of downpours have begun in #Hawaii. The #Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) #heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern #GreatLakes states. And the dreaded #PolarVortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing #ArcticChill.

"This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash already hit much of the East. On Wednesday, Washington, D.C. residents walked around in shorts in record-breaking 86 degrees Fahrenheit (about 30 Celsius). On Thursday, it snowed.

" 'All of the country, even if you’re not necessarily seeing extremes, are going to see generally changing from cold to warm, or warm to cold to warm,' said meteorologist Marc Chenard of the weather service’s Weather Prediction Center in Maryland.

"Former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist Ryan Maue said he expects extreme weather in all 50 states."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/heat-dome-snow-blizzard-cold-polar-flooding-55e3baf6877e81ee1961aade3cb361c3

#ExtremeWeather #USWeather #USWx #TemperatureSwings #RecordHeat #Blizzards #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeIsReal
#ThanksExxon! #BigOilAndGas #Oiligarchy

On #PolarVortex instability science and the increase of Arctic cold air outbreaks, I posted a thread a while ago which was from Twitter as it was from 2021.
I just remembered there is actually this version of it outside X, so here it is:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1362058117593366535.html

My daughter sent me the local forecast for her neighbourhood of High Park in Toronto. Wear a tuque if you are out walking the dog after dinner.

(Yes, it was corrected a few minutes later)

#AIweather #PolarVortex #Tauntaun

The Pomeroy Academia Covered Bridge has always been a part of my life--from childhood photography trips, to sneaking cigarettes at night as a teen, to holding a seniors' reunion picnic there, two summers ago, with two dear friends. Academia, Pennsylvania. #coveredbridge #coveredbridges #juniatacounty #pennsylvania #photography #teens #teenagers #cigarettes #reunion #friends #friendship #winter #coldweather #frigid #polarvortex #icy #ice

The #Largest #Structure in the #Universe should not exist : Medium

Want your #Team to come up with better #Ideas? Try this : Misc

Is #ClimateChange #Weakening the #PolarVortex? : NY Times

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

That's right the #polarvortex and #jetstream are disrupted this is dangerous #hypothermia #weather and #DayAfterTomorrow

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/climate/cold-weather-climate-change.html #hollywood #climate #climatechange #brooklyn

Feels like -3F out there according to weather dot com.

It's going to get ten times colder over the next 30 hours.

Meanwhile I have a furnace-like #Dayenu sitting on my toes.

#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #PolarVortex

2/n...one overlapping context are the inherent instabilities of #PolarVortex excursions and their increasing frequency.
One aspect of #ClimateChange is that when and if the prior stable point shakes loose we can't reliably predict whether it bounces around local minima for awhile or rolls right into a nearest neighbor stable point. Both could be bad, but scenario one is probably not good very bad in terms of time for adaptation

Ruh-roh. Sounds like more #Temperature #RollerCoasters are in the works... Freezing one day, boiling the next. Not good...

Meteorologist warns 'highly unusual' US winter pattern shift is coming

Story by Everett Sloane, 2/5/2026

"A sharp, late-season flip in the jet stream is setting up a winter pattern that looks very different from the one that opened the year, and forecasters say it is not business as usual. A leading Meteorologist has described the looming shift as 'highly unusual,' warning that a distorted #PolarVortex and a recharged storm track could rearrange who gets buried in snow and who finally thaws out. The stakes range from #water supplies in the mountains of the western United States to #EnergyDemand and even #wildlife stress in places that are not built for #ArcticAir.

"The core of the coming change is a dramatic reconfiguration of the polar vortex and the jet stream that steers storms across North America. Instead of a simple, locked-in cold pool over the eastern half of the country, forecasters describe a stretched and wobbling circulation that can send frigid air plunging south while allowing pockets of warmth to surge north. One Meteorologist has framed the setup as 'Highly unusual,' noting that winter weather across the United States is about to change in a big way as the upper-level flow reorganizes over the central and eastern states, a shift detailed in a recent analysis. Instead of the gradual, predictable evolution that textbooks once suggested, the atmosphere is pivoting quickly, with cold and warmth trading places in a matter of days."

Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/meteorologist-warns-highly-unusual-us-winter-pattern-shift-is-coming/

#ExtremeTemperatures #UnpredictableWeather #USWeather #USWx #ClimateChange #ExtremeCold #WeatherWhiplash #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel

Today's Polar Vortex Icewalk is brought to you by Global Climate Change©, a Transnational Fossil Fuel Cartel Production.
#chesapeake #cold #frozen #icewalk #clouds #PolarVortex #dogs #gundogdayafternoon

Yes, #climatechange can supercharge a #winter storm. Here’s how.
If it feels like you’re at North Pole, it’s because you kind of are. Swirling high above Arctic is very cold air known as the #polarvortex. This is encircled, and typically trapped, by a strong wind pattern called a #jetstream, which is at a lower level in atmosphere. That separates cold air in Arctic from warmer air to south. Research suggests the jet stream has been weakening of late, making it wobblier.
https://grist.org/climate/yes-climate-change-can-supercharge-a-winter-storm-heres-how/

How cold was it? This cold!

Coast Guard breaks up ice in Hudson River, NY Harbor as NYC Ferry remains suspended

By Andrew Giambrone
Published Jan 30, 2026 at 8:26 a.m. ET

Excerpt: "Officials said all ports in the Coast Guard's New York area sector are currently open.

"New York City Ferry service, however, remained suspended Friday because of the icy conditions in local waterways."

https://gothamist.com/news/coast-guard-breaks-up-ice-in-hudson-river-ny-harbor-as-nyc-ferry-remains-suspended

#FrigidTemps #ArcticBlast #PolarVortex #NYWx #NYC #ExtremeCold