This Is Why Global Warming Is Responsible For Freezing Temperatures Across The USA
“As the Earth continues to warm, there will be reduced snow cover and less sea ice in these critical regions, which alters the pressure and temperature gradients of the regions at the boundary of the polar vortex. In extreme cases, the polar vortex weakens or collapses as a result. The migration of the jet stream is one of the first signs, and it has become an all-too-recent phenomenon in recent years.
The enormous cold snap we experienced in 2014 wasn’t a one-off event. Although for many, that storm was so memorable it feels like it was only yesterday, we can absolutely expect these types of extreme weather events to become commonplace in the coming years. The climate is changing, and it’s affecting our weather in a variety of ways all across the globe.”
So, everything is frozen, and some of you have noticed. A term that few people knew only a handful of years ago, the “polar vortex,” is now a feared word in the popular lexicon. While cold snaps have come and gone throughout our lives, we had a huge one in 2014 and are having another huge one now, and these events are likely to get more frequent going forward.
