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(DIR) Post #B0RQ86zAf883SPGf0C by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-20T15:43:01Z
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…Over the next 10 days, changes in the stratosphere will upend #weather patterns & set the stage for a cold, snowy December across the Northern Hemisphere.It will mean a dramatic swing in weather for parts of the #US that are currently simmering in record heat….It could also be one of the earliest significant #PolarVortex disruptions recorded since the dawn of the satellite era.#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #FEMA #NOAA #NationalGuard https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/weather/polar-vortex-cold-snowy-december-stratosphere?cid=ios_app
(DIR) Post #B0RQKEFRUENLSLel84 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-20T15:45:12Z
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Think of the stratospheric #PolarVortex like a wall of wind, corralling the ultra-cold, Arctic air over the North Pole. When it weakens, cold air spills south into places like the Lower 48, Europe & Asia.Right now, the air in the stratosphere — the layer of the atmosphere above where most #weather occurs — is warming quickly & dramatically, in a phenomenon known as a sudden stratospheric warming event.#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #FEMA #NOAA #NationalGuard
(DIR) Post #B0RQfvfVFJOgCfC3yy by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-20T15:49:07Z
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But the sudden warming in the far upper atmosphere is going to result in anything but warmth. It is causing the #PolarVortex winds to weaken, said Amy H. Butler, a meteorologist at the #NOAA, & they could even reverse.…These warming events…can trigger the most intense “polar vortex” cold-air outbreaks in the #US.#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #FEMA #NationalGuard
(DIR) Post #B0RQvNWlwrdkx0TcNU by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-20T15:51:55Z
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Over the next two weeks, these shifts could start to be felt in #NorthAmerica, #Europe & #Asia as the #PolarVortex weakens & tumbles south, like a spinning top that slows & wobbles off course.One unusual feature of this event is its timing; sudden stratospheric warming events of this magnitude are almost unheard of in November, said meteorologist Judah Cohen, a research scientist at MIT.#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #FEMA #NOAA #NationalGuard
(DIR) Post #B0RR904zvMVWHYyrtw by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-20T15:54:19Z
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…Scientists are watching for colder than normal conditions to develop in the mid-latitudes—where most of the population resides—over the next month or so. Once the #PolarVortex is disrupted, it can take a month or more to recover, said Andrea Lopez Lang, a meteorologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.What’s most difficult to predict is where the polar vortex will deliver its icy blast, & the temperature outlooks aren’t taking it fully into account, yet.#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather
(DIR) Post #B0RRSXqMcAx0V9SIMK by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-20T15:57:55Z
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#PolarVortex disruption could bring colder temperatures into DecemberNorthern parts of the US may record colder than normal temperatures in the coming weeks, according to a three- to four-week temperature forecast.“We can see more active & shifted storm tracks & increases in #cold air outbreaks in regions across the Northern Hemisphere,” Lang said.#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #PublicHealth #FEMA #NOAA #NationalGuard
(DIR) Post #B0RRtbYIvxXjp3uZAu by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-20T16:02:48Z
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Both Butler & Lopez Lang said having accurate #forecasts for #PolarVortex events can help make 7- to 10-day forecasts better, which can be beneficial for decision-making.…As impactful as these polar vortex events are, scientists are losing some of their eyes on this layer of the atmosphere, Lopez Lang said.#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #PublicHealth #FEMA #NOAA #NationalGuard
(DIR) Post #B0RS0HCJ0jwCiinqMa by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-20T16:04:00Z
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#Satellites are crucial to observing the stratosphere & making predictions about sudden stratospheric warming events, she said, & some of that #data is blinking out as satellites age & #NOAA makes budget & program decisions that affect the availability of current & future measurements. She cited some newly missing data from polar-orbiting satellites as an example.#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #PolarVortex #Trump #NaturalDisasters #PublicHealth #FEMA #NationalGuard
(DIR) Post #B0RlEpEb9oRBT2Wh6W by Turntwo363@mstdn.social
2025-11-20T19:39:28Z
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@Nonilex Something to keep an eye on in the coming weeks. @weatherwest has been discussing this on the #Fediverse and on his Weather West site. I recommend following Dr. Swain.#Weather #ClimateChange #Science https://mastodon.social/@weatherwest/115566079218784349
(DIR) Post #B0RorJLZwnqxj6pnHs by Npars01@mstdn.social
2025-11-20T20:20:03Z
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@Nonilex Koch Network funds only the best climate denial campaigns to get global catastrophes.The fossil fuel industry fund efforts in:Fascism, AI state surveillance platforms, financial corruption & money laundering, and oil wars.https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/03/exxon-funded-thinktanks-to-spread-climate-denial-in-latin-america-documents-revealhttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2025/12/trump-climate-change-acceleration/684632/https://www.wired.com/story/new-report-finds-efforts-to-slow-climate-change-are-working-just-not-fast-enough/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64453-4
(DIR) Post #B0SAqTduNgRYMNPocS by camless@m.ai6yr.org
2025-11-21T00:26:23Z
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@Nonilex Thanks for the thread. This is the same type of event that led to the historic Ice Storm Disaster in Oregon during early 2024. Well over $150m in damages, mostly to electrical distribution systems.
(DIR) Post #B0TuInrtSz1yIAnX4i by Lizette603_23@mastodon.social
2025-11-21T20:30:24Z
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@Nonilex it means I in particular am fucked