As U.S. shivered through polar vortex, one state was unusually warm
Ranked dead last, or perhaps not mentioned at all, would probably be the only state that sits partly within the Arctic Circle ...
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Why are we seeing heavy snow in south Louisiana? It's about timing and the 'polar vortex.'
The cold temperatures are coming from a not uncommon expansion in the Polar Vortex, which are counter-clockwise rotating air ...
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New Orleans' record snow was fueled by the polar vortex. Did climate change play a role?
Anytime we get an Arctic air blast down this far south, this is an artifact of the polar vortex rearing its ugly head,” said ...
What do warm Gulf temps have to do with the snow in Louisiana? Might be more than you think.
Warmer-than-normal temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico did not cause the record-setting snowfall, but the conditions may have ...
Louisiana Map Shows Snow Severity from Winter Storm
The LDH reported one winter weather-related death in the state this year—a 65-year-old man in Rapides Parish who died due to ...
Louisiana just got its first-ever blizzard warning
Louisiana isn’t known for extreme cold weather—but that changed Tuesday, when the National Weather Service issued its ...
‘Once in a lifetime’ snow hits parts of the U.S. South
A winter storm sweeping through the U.S. South on Tuesday was dumping snow at levels millions of residents haven’t seen ...
Why Is It So Cold in the South If the Planet Is Warming? Here’s What We Know.
A mass of air called the polar vortex has escaped the Arctic and plunged southward. Some scientists see the fingerprints of ...
Forecasting Our Future: Here's why big snowstorms will still happen as Earth warms
Several Gulf states experienced a major snowstorm this week. Changes in global climate patterns can be connected to weird ...
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Did the Polar Vortex Cause the Recent Snow in Florida? We Ask the Experts
"Polar vortex" sounds cool ... issued its first-ever blizzard warning for some areas around Lake Charles, Louisiana on Jan. 21. Parts of Houston reportedly received snowfall of up to 6 ...
The Advocate8d
Why are we seeing heavy snow in south Louisiana? It's about timing and the 'polar vortex.'
He pointed out another change in the polar vortex brought sharp cold temperatures to south Louisiana in February 2021, but the moisture from the Gulf wasn't around that time. Lauren Nash ...
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'Once in a lifetime' snow hits parts of the U.S. South
The National Weather Service's Lake Charles, Louisiana, office issued its first ... the majority of the continental U.S. thanks to a polar vortex disruption. The Arctic polar vortex is a band ...