Growing chill in the Arctic means a strengthening polar vortex
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:53 pm
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The polar vortex is starting to strengthen as we tiptoe closer to the winter months.
Its very name can cast an icy chill over the most seasoned Canadian’s skin. The polar vortex is a mainstay of winter weather in the Northern Hemisphere, but it grew its fearsome legend during the brutal cold snap of 2014.
A polar vortex is a large-scale circulation that wraps around the Arctic Circle for the entire year. This circulation, which stretches from the surface all the way up to the stratosphere, can grow very strong in the winter and weakens tremendously during the summer months.
Now that the days are shrinking as the sun’s rays slip ever farther into the Southern Hemisphere, the polar vortex is starting its annual strengthening trend amid the growing chill in the Arctic.
The polar vortex is starting to strengthen as we tiptoe closer to the winter months.
Its very name can cast an icy chill over the most seasoned Canadian’s skin. The polar vortex is a mainstay of winter weather in the Northern Hemisphere, but it grew its fearsome legend during the brutal cold snap of 2014.
A polar vortex is a large-scale circulation that wraps around the Arctic Circle for the entire year. This circulation, which stretches from the surface all the way up to the stratosphere, can grow very strong in the winter and weakens tremendously during the summer months.
Now that the days are shrinking as the sun’s rays slip ever farther into the Southern Hemisphere, the polar vortex is starting its annual strengthening trend amid the growing chill in the Arctic.