What is the Polar Vortex?
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Polar vortex blog announced ahead of cold winter – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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Colder days ahead with the Polar Vortex on the move, Local News
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Polar Vortex Setting Up to Bring Cold Weather Back to Central US, Canada
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What is the 'polar vortex'?
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What is a polar vortex? Cold weather heads to Tennessee
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The Polar Vortex is strengthening. Should we be concerned? – Weather News
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Science Says: Get used to polar vortex outbreaks
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N.J. weather: What is the polar vortex, and could it boost our snow chances?
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What Is the Polar Vortex? NOAA SciJinks – All About Weather
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Climate graphic of the week: Polar vortex sends Texas into deep freeze
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The 'polar vortex' may appear in the US in January
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The polar vortex has been disrupted. What does that bode?
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Polar vortex 2021: Every US state will see below freezing temperatures over the next week
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The polar vortex, facts and information
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What is the 'polar vortex'?