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Is the polar vortex causing the U.S. cold air outbreak?

Polar Vortex Blog January 8, 2025

Is the polar vortex to blame for this recent cold air outbreak? We don’t think so. This seems like a case of the polar vortex getting blamed for being a trouble maker, when it was actually minding its own business.

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Predicting the chances of a polar vortex disruption this winter

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December 2024 ENSO update: party time, excellent

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Record-breaking lake effect snow arrives as winter starts

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In the agricultural heartland of the Northwest Pacific, a water plan that protects people and nature

U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit March 7, 2017

After facing 5 years of drought in 15 years, partners in Washington's Yakima River Basin developed a new water plan that aims to make farms, fish, and families in the region more resilient to climate variability and change.

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