• UnpopularCrow@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Check out this link to see what the actual polar vortex looks like:

    https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/10hPa/orthographic=-60.71,59.02,169

    This shows wind speed in the middle stratosphere. Since it is still winter in the southern hemisphere, you’ll find the polar vortex there. It is the very strong circular vortex surrounding the South Pole. The northern hemisphere doesn’t have one yet because it is still summer here. Hence my argument against claiming it is “weak” in the article. It simply doesn’t exist yet.