From PBS Terra.

It’s been a cold January for many in the US, and now Winter Storm Blair has left a swath of snow and ice across the country. But how is this possible with global temperatures at record highs? Weathered’s Maiya May explains how warming Arctic temperatures disrupt the polar vortex, bringing frigid temperatures south.

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