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- On February 11-20, 2021, a historical winter event occurred that set many records, including being the first billion-dollar weather disaster of that year. A deep freeze impacted parts of the continental United States (CONUS), remarkably engulfing the entire state of Texas.
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Jan 11, 2021 · ENVIRONMENT. NEWS. The polar vortex is coming—and raising the odds for intense winter weather. In the stratosphere over Siberia, temperatures recently jumped nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit, shoving...
Mar 5, 2021 · The disruption of the Arctic polar vortex in January 2021. Globes show show 10-millibar geopotential heights—an indicator of air pressure—for (left) December 26, 2020 as the polar vortex began to weaken, (middle) on January 5, 2021 when the stratospheric winds reversed sign, and (right) on January 15, 2021 during the sudden stratospheric ...
Jan 8, 2021 · The polar vortex appears to be on the move. That’s because stratospheric warming is occurring at high altitudes above the North Pole, resulting in a spike in temperatures.
Feb 16, 2021 · The outbreak is bringing the coldest air in decades to many locations across the central United States: Dallas dipped to 5 degrees, the coldest temperature the city has seen since 1989. Oklahoma ...
Jan 28, 2021 · Evolution of the sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) in the stratospheric circulation. Top figures show 10 millibar (mb) geopotential heights for (left) December 26, 2020 as the polar vortex began to weaken, (middle) on January 5, 2021 when the stratospheric winds reversed sign and (right) on January 15, 2021 during the warming event.
Feb 2, 2021 · Every single state in the lower 48 US will be below freezing Monday morning. This includes 86% of the country and 235 million people, and this one system alone is responsible for much of that ...
Sep 12, 2021 · A new stratospheric Polar Vortex has now emerged over the North Pole and will continue to strengthen well into the Winter of 2021/2022. It will interact with a strong easterly wind anomaly high over the tropics.