Updated Jan 05, 9:48 PM; Posted Jan 05, 2:38 PMFacebook ShareTwitter Share701sharesBy Mark Torregrossa | mtorregr@mlive.com
The highest part of the weather atmosphere is undergoing some big changes right now. Researchers find that these changes occurring high up in the air eventually transfer to a weather pattern realignment here at the ground.
The second part of Earth’s atmosphere is called the stratosphere. It lies on top of the troposphere, which is where most of our weather occurs. Currently, a Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) is underway.https://34ec3bea956cc15f888dc918e8d381f3.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.html
The stratosphere is around 100,000 feet above the ground. Usually in winter there is a swirling vortex centered over the north pole, with the vortex up in the stratosphere. This is the vortex that most researchers call the Polar Vortex. On Dec. 25, the temperature average in this vortex started to warm. Since then, the temperature around 100,000 feet has warmed 54 degrees Fahrenheit. While…
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