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Meanings of polar vortex in English

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Usage of polar vortex in English
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A polar vortex across the midwest and northeast didn't exactly help business.
Reuters
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Production took place while the city battled a frigid polar vortex.
News.com.au
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When it is stable, the polar vortex produces normal, seasonal weather.
Wired
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But an unstable polar vortex causes abnormal and extreme weather.
Wired
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By now, you know the hallmarks of the polar vortex.
Wired
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The plunging temperatures result from the polar vortex, an anti-clockwise pool of cold, dense air.
BBC
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This winter's polar vortex, however, has been so brutal that it even stopped the trains.
Wired
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During the sunless winter, a heatwave raised concerns that the polar vortex may be eroding.
The Guardian
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That, in turn, has led changes in the jet stream, causing the polar vortex to buckle.
Reuters
10
The polar vortex, a river of air that circles Antarctica in the austral winter, is essential.
Wired
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This could help explain why the polar vortex only came down in North America and eastern Siberia.
Wired
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However, the US and Canada ushered in 2014 with the chill Arctic winds of the polar vortex.
The Guardian
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So don't let a polar vortex ruin the device that keeps you connected to the outside world.
Ebony
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Brilliant, ebullient soul that even managed to warm up New York during the depths of the polar vortex.
The Guardian
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This is the time when the polar vortex can develop waves or kinks that bring freezing air southward.
Wired
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No one, not even Kameron, is safe on the cusp of another polar vortex and extreme cuffing season.
Ebony
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Polar vortex across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common