Polar vortex collapse could bring cold, snow to Columbus

A polar vortex is driving chillingly cold temps in Kentucky. But what exactly is it?
The polar vortex, as explained by the National Weather Service, is a large area of low pressure and cold air that encircles the Earth’s poles. Even though it’s often framed in the media as a weather anomaly, the polar vortex is a constant feature of the atmosphere that simply weakens in the summer and strengthens in the winter.
Polar Vortex collapse set to send temperatures plunging in the US and Canada
A polar vortex collapse is expected over the next two weeks, causing extreme winter weather and travel disruption across North America. The weather phenomenon is expected to develop in mid-March, bringing severe cold temperatures across parts of Canada and the United States. It may also impact the UK and Europe.
Polar vortex collapse could bring cold, snow to Columbus in coming weeks
What is the polar vortex? The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure, cold air around the Earth's poles that blows westward during the winter
Polar Vortex collapse to bring severe winter weather with snowfall to Canada, US; What is it? How does it happen?
A polar vortex collapse is expected to bring severe winter weather to Canada and the US mid-month. This event could also affect the UK and Europe, disrupting weather patterns as cold Arctic air spills southward,
Polar vortex collapses sending late-season and largest cold to US
The polar vortex that has dealt the most brutal winter to much of the US in recent years is about to be broken down – but not before unleashing a late-season cold and the biggest yet. A stratospheric warming event has begun,
Polar vortex collapse set to bring bone-chilling cold and disrupt US and Canada travel
A polar vortex collapse is set to bring freezing cold temperatures and travel chaos to large parts of the US and Canada in mid-March, with the UK also at risk of a temperature drop
Polar vortex collapse set to bring extreme cold and travel chaos to US and Canada
The seemingly imminent polar vortex collapse will result in arctic air being released into North America, marking the second instance of extreme winter weather this year
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