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Frozen pipes in Wisconsin multiply from polar vortex
2014-01-08 07:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Plumbers worked to thaw frozen house pipes and utility crews raced to restore power in the Dodge County area, as an arctic chill continued to shroud Wisconsin in subzero temperatures Tuesday. The National Weather Service issued a wind chill warning through noon, and schools districts in Milwaukee and Madison remained closed. But the frigid temperatures meant good business for plumbers, tow truck drivers and those who deliver hot food to customers unwilling to venture outside in the cold. Carl's...
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'Polar Vortex' fashion guide
2014-01-07 23:28:23| Apparel - Topix.net
In NYC, the fashion police will cite you for wearing North Face, so use this handy guide when heading out into the Polar Vortex.
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Polar freeze grips United States, disrupting travel, business
2014-01-07 02:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A blast of Arctic air gripped the vast middle of the United States on Monday with the coldest temperatures in two decades causing at least four deaths, forcing businesses and schools to close and canceling thousands of flights. Shelters for the homeless were overflowing due to the severe cold described by some meteorologists as the "polar vortex" and dubbed by media as the "polar pig." Temperatures were 20 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit (11 to 22 degrees Celsius) below average in parts of Montana,...
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The polar vortex in no way disproves climate change
2014-01-06 22:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Almost half of the Lower 48 will shiver under sub-zero wind chills Tuesday morning. Countless records will be set. Yet none of that means a thing about the existence of climate change, its severity or its consequences. The breaking off of a large chunk of the polar vortex and its visit to the northern U.S. is a random event resulting from a serendipitous arrangement of weather systems. In short, the clockwise flow around giant areas of high pressure over Alaska and west of Greenland have forced...
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Foul Weather In Britain Linked To U.S. 'Polar Vortex'
2014-01-06 22:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Britain's southwest coast is getting slammed by a winter storm, with high winds driving waves as high as 27 feet ashore in an unusual event that meteorologists say is likely linked to the bone-chilling "polar vortex" gripping much of the U.S. The U.K. Met Office is warning of continued "exceptionally high waves." It said the waves were triggered by a large, deep depression in the Atlantic which was "whipping waves up" out at sea. The Associated Press reports that: "It said the storm is loosely...
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