Posted on 12/13/2016 10:16:03 PM PST by Innovative
Extreme cold is moving across more of the country this week, bringing with it the potential for record lows and dangerous conditions for children, pets and anyone else without adequate protection — all thanks to a weather phenomenon known as the polar vortex.
What is the polar vortex?
This phrase is once again in the headlines, and worth re-defining. The “polar vortex” technically refers to a large area of low pressure and cold air that surrounds both of the Earth’s poles, according to the National Weather Service. It’s always existed at the poles, but the polar vortex strengthens in particular during the winter and can send cold air southward.
Temperatures dip to dangerous lows when the polar vortex expands, sending thermometers plummeting.
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I live in south Texas (Alice, Texas)and remember walking to school back in the 50’s and early 60’s in the winter and having fun breaking ice in the gutters of the street along the way. We even had some snow back then. Every winter it was as cold as it could be. We expected it since it was WINTER and winter was supposed to be cold.
Now, look! Climate is going back to what it was and the timid and weak-minded, environmentally indoctrinated sissies programmed by our climate change fanatics ARE PANIC STRUCK because weather is going to be what it was back then. However, it is now the fault of “man”...not nature.
Only if you can pronounce your “R’s”.
Don't bother with North Texas, at least this weekend. We're supposed to have a 40 to 50 degreee drop in the next few days.
LOL! Even better!!
Thank you as well, I am sure I will get much enjoyment out of that.
I liked it better when they called it the artic express. :-)
May you fall through the ice.
Thanks MayflowerMadam, Salamander!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65H57RFgH1Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey10KH_RF9o
Bookmarking em here so I can find em later...
Adding to the list
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYUJT5I_Y0w
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/pj-gladnick/2016/11/12/
https://twitter.com/DCCogan/status/797562580327772160
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K8PjpWF9x4&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXmTFtCklJY&app=desktop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cTZUxYFeCA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65H57RFgH1Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey10KH_RF9o
Don’t you understand that it’s global warming that causes these polar vortexes that freeze stuff solid then returns later in the year to melt all that; rinse, repeat.
The buzzards have returned in very large numbers.
Bad weather is surely coming
“DC DC DC DC.....”
;D
Want me some polar vortex!It’s DECEMBER!Yesterday it was 82,today 62.We get one day of 50s then 2 days of 80s. Summer stays hot why can’t winter stay cold?
We are supposed to get up to the high teens next week. Whooohooo - Heat Wave! LOL
Seriously, I am trying to get out of here and to our winter house in CA. They may be liberal crazies but at least I don’t have to hibernate like a bear until Easter.
Cold weather in the winter. Who’da thunk?
It’s a balmy 55 degrees here in Benderville on Bender Bay this morning
But it is raining Lions and Tigers and Bears at this moment…
Then go watch George S trying to console Martha R as the night wears on.
Heartwarming......
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