Brace for the Polar Vortex; It May Be Visiting More Often

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Syracuse on Sunday. “Winter is shortening, but you’re getting these more intensive periods in that shorter winter,” a researcher said.CreditDennis Nett/The Post-Standard, via Associated Press
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Syracuse on Sunday. “Winter is shortening, but you’re getting these more intensive periods in that shorter winter,” a researcher said.CreditCreditDennis Nett/The Post-Standard, via Associated Press

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

  • Jan. 28, 2019

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Find your long johns, break out the thick socks and raid the supermarket. After a month of relatively mild winter weather, the Midwest and the East Coast are experiencing what has become a seasonal rite of passage: the polar vortex.

The phrase has become synonymous with frigid temperatures that make snowstorms more likely. And if it seems as if these polar freezes are happening more often, you’re right. “They are…

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