Reporters eating up the “Polar Vortex” terminology uncritically.
reminds me of the time Tim Flannery (utility player for the Padres) told a reporter that the gloves made today were nowhere near as good as the gloves of years past because the hole in the ozone layer was making the feed cows eat irradiated, causing their leather to be much thinner.
The reporter just nodded “yes!” and wrote the story of the interview.
Flannery was a hoot and enjoyed making stuff up to reporters. :)
‘Polar Vortex’ Hysteria: News frozen out by US media weather frenzy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIGHtHmDDJc