Category: Polar vortex

Frigid Weather Expected to Hit Eastern Canada This Week: Environment Canada

January 31, 2023
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Frigid air from the polar vortex is making its way into eastern Canada, likely bringing with it the coldest winter temperatures yet seen in Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic provinces. According to Environment Canada on Jan. 31, the cold snap will bring the temperature down to frigid levels in these provinces, even in the daytime….

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What Exactly Is the Polar Vortex?

February 19, 2021
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At the start of February 2021, a major snowstorm hit the northeast United States, with some areas receiving well over two feet of snow. Just a few weeks earlier, Spain experienced a historic and deadly snowstorm and dangerously low temperatures. Northern Siberia is no stranger to cold, but in mid-January 2021, some Siberian cities reported temperatures below minus 70 F (minus 56…

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Canada’s Mild Winter About to Change With Polar Vortex Coming, Environment Canada Warns

January 13, 2021
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Despite having had a relatively mild winter so far, Canada could be hit with a polar vortex—which brings with it cold air and frigid temperatures—as soon as next week, Environment Canada warns. A polar vortex is a low pressure system that spins and locks cold air near the North pole constrained by a strong polar jet…

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