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An astonishing, dangerous cold snap is about to descend on the U.S
2014-01-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: For days, it`s appeared on computer model maps in the form of deep blue and purple shades. Now it`s about to get real and up close and personal. Some of the coldest air in years, if not decades, is poised to pour into the U.S., with mind-boggling low temperatures. Basically a large whirlpool in the atmosphere originating at the north pole -- in geek speak known as the polar vortex -- is diving into the Lower 48. The polar vortex (as simulated by the circulation at 500 mb in the GFS model) dives...
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