How Earth’s atmosphere and climate come together to create a polar vortex
To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of Earth, to the stratospheric polar vortex.
Astrobitica
January 28, 2026 (Last updated: January 28, 2026) 1 minute read
To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of Earth, to the stratospheric polar vortex.