Yes. Because there always is.
This guy I know that boinks my wife calls them an ARCTIC LOW!!!
WTF is he on?
TORONTO – November is here. That means winter is coming. That means the cold. And the snow. And the polar vortex.
After last winter’s bitter cold and a season that seemed like it would never end, Canadians are likely holding their collective breath wondering if this winter will be “Polar Vortex: The Sequel.”
But don’t panic: The polar vortex has always been around. The popularity of the term just caught fire last winter because of its persistence.
“Everybody’s talking about the polar vortex, only because it’s fresh in our minds,” said Environment Canada’s senior climatologist, David Phillips. “We’ve gone 20 years without people ever mentioning the polar vortex. Back in the late 1990s it was talked about and then it was resurrected last year.”
The polar vortex is an area of low pressure that normally resides in the Arctic. This spinning vortex of cold air occasionally dips south bringing frigid air along with it.
Last winter that polar vortex dipped down — often and persistently. It just refused to leave.
“It made it the event of the year,” Phillips said.
So what will this winter bring? Will it be another repeat of a stubborn and unwanted guest?
The polar vortex will be around, and likely for a few days. It always has been. But it’s unlikely to be around as long as it was last winter.
Will there be a polar vortex this winter? Yes. Because there always is | Globalnews.ca
This guy I know that boinks my wife calls them an ARCTIC LOW!!!
WTF is he on?
TORONTO – November is here. That means winter is coming. That means the cold. And the snow. And the polar vortex.
After last winter’s bitter cold and a season that seemed like it would never end, Canadians are likely holding their collective breath wondering if this winter will be “Polar Vortex: The Sequel.”
But don’t panic: The polar vortex has always been around. The popularity of the term just caught fire last winter because of its persistence.
“Everybody’s talking about the polar vortex, only because it’s fresh in our minds,” said Environment Canada’s senior climatologist, David Phillips. “We’ve gone 20 years without people ever mentioning the polar vortex. Back in the late 1990s it was talked about and then it was resurrected last year.”
The polar vortex is an area of low pressure that normally resides in the Arctic. This spinning vortex of cold air occasionally dips south bringing frigid air along with it.
Last winter that polar vortex dipped down — often and persistently. It just refused to leave.
“It made it the event of the year,” Phillips said.
So what will this winter bring? Will it be another repeat of a stubborn and unwanted guest?
The polar vortex will be around, and likely for a few days. It always has been. But it’s unlikely to be around as long as it was last winter.
Will there be a polar vortex this winter? Yes. Because there always is | Globalnews.ca
