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Arctic Weather Plunges into North America
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Arctic Weather Plunges into North America

The culprit is a familiar one: the polar vortex.

Published Jan 29, 2019

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Cloud Streets over the Atlantic
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Cloud Streets over the Atlantic

Cold air moving over relatively warm ocean water produced a pattern of clouds that lined up in organized rows.

Published Nov 14, 2019

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Cloud Streets Trace Cold Coastal Winds
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Cloud Streets Trace Cold Coastal Winds

Valentine’s Day didn't warm a lot of hearts in the eastern United States.

Published Feb 16, 2016

Atmosphere Heat Land Snow and Ice Temperature Extremes

It’s Cold—And Hot—in North America
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It’s Cold—And Hot—in North America

Large waves in the atmosphere mean that a cold snap in one area is often accompanied by unusual warmth in another.

Published Jan 3, 2018

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Chilly November in North America
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Chilly November in North America

It was cold across the eastern part of North America, but the opposite was true in other parts of the world.

Published Dec 6, 2018

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Clouds Streets and Comma Clouds Near Svalbard
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Clouds Streets and Comma Clouds Near Svalbard

Cool air moving across Arctic sea ice gives rise to long parallel bands of cumulus clouds over the Norwegian Sea.

Published Mar 31, 2016

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Cold Snap Across Europe
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Cold Snap Across Europe

A convoluted jet stream plunged Europe into a severe cold snap in late January and early February 2012.

Published Feb 10, 2012

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Cloud Streets over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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Cloud Streets over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

In the midst of a sharp cold snap, the Terra satellite captured this image of cloud streets over the Atlantic Ocean.

Published Jan 11, 2014

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Opposites Attract
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Opposites Attract

In December 2013, the same kink in the jet stream brought frigid cold to the continental U.S. and record heat to Alaska.

Published Dec 14, 2013

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Haze along the Himalaya
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Haze along the Himalaya

White-gray haze covers the Ganges Plain of northern India in this true-color image from December 2, 2009.

Published Dec 2, 2009

Atmosphere Dust and Haze

Traffic-free and Sky-high
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Traffic-free and Sky-high

Cloud streets form thousands of feet above the Earth’s surface.

Published Mar 12, 2017

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Severe Cold in Southern Asia
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Severe Cold in Southern Asia

The bitter cold of winter settled ferociously over the interior of Asia during the first week of 2006.

Published Jan 14, 2006

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Stratosphere Influences Winter Weather
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Stratosphere Influences Winter Weather

Winter turned fierce in the opening weeks of 2009, and part of the reason for the cold snaps and winter storms came from big changes in the atmosphere about 20 kilometers above the Earth.

Published Feb 7, 2009

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Cold Front, Warm Front
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Cold Front, Warm Front

This cut-away-view of two common weather patterns is providing insight that could improve your weather forecast.

Published May 13, 2011

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