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The Polar Vortex Is Coming: Expect Temperatures Below Zero And Snow In These Areas

Some areas of the U.S. may see temperatures as low as -20 or -30 degrees early next week as arctic air from Siberia rolls in.

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The polar vortex will soon hit the U.S. See how cold it’ll get where you live

The most unusually cold air in the Northern Hemisphere will be over the United States early next week, bringing dangerously frigid conditions.

Axios on MSN · 5h

A powerful Arctic outbreak tied in part to the polar vortex is set to send temperatures by next week tumbling down to as cold as 35°F below average for mid-January, forecasts show. Why it matters: The hazardous cold could endanger public health,

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A polar vortex is moving into Canada with 'severe cold' and temperatures below -40 C

The polar vortex is plunging down across the country and causing "severe cold." Canada's weather will be frigid this weekend and into next week with temperatures dropping below -40 C in some provinces.

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'Unusual' and weak La Niña finally here, NOAA confirms

NOAA has declared that a La Niña is underway. This cool weather event is likely to be shorter and weaker than usual, but will ...

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Biden banned new oil and gas leases on the Central Coast. Could Trump revoke protections?

Multiple environmental groups challenged Trump’s order in the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, and ...

NOAA says La Niña ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it’s weak and may cause fewer problems

A long-awaited La Niña has finally appeared, but meteorologists say the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and ...

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Weather Wednesdays: Studying the wildfires and drought

After two remarkably wet winters from 2022 into 2023 and then again from 2023 to 2024, now La Niña is living up to ...

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Biden administration withdraws rules to save endangered whales from collisions

The federal government is withdrawing proposed rules that would have required more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to ...

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Arctic air sticking around in Alabama ahead of rain and a brief warm up

The extreme cold and winter air are expected to stay a while in Alabama. January is historically the coldest month of the ...

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Atmospheric Rivers: More Intense Storms to Hit West Coast

"The strong winds and precipitation linked to atmospheric rivers can significantly impact the upper ocean, potentially impacting ocean dynamics and ecosystems over larger spatial scales and longer ...

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Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate ...

Southern California is extremely dry, and that’s fueling fires − maps show just how dry

The state is seeing a sharp water divide this year, with lots of rain in the north while the south has stayed dry. A ...

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La Niña has finally arrived. Here’s what that means for SC weather and snow the rest of winter

La Niña has finally materialized. Here’s what that means for South Carolina weather and snow during the rest of the winter.

When and where are tornadoes most common in Texas?

NOAA data shows 9,759 tornadoes were reported statewide between January 1950 and January 2024, the most recent data available ...

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NASA and NOAA release 2024 global temperature data, highlighting climate trends

NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have released their annual assessment of global ...

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