{"id":252872,"date":"2024-08-09T15:45:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T15:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/09\/the-antarctics-polar-vortex-could-be-about-to-split-in-two\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:12:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:12:39","slug":"the-antarctics-polar-vortex-could-be-about-to-split-in-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/09\/the-antarctics-polar-vortex-could-be-about-to-split-in-two\/","title":{"rendered":"The Antarctic\u2019s polar vortex could be about to split in two"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A satellite view of Antarctica<\/p>\n

Science History Images \/ Alamy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Antarctica\u2019s polar vortex could be about to split in two for the first time in more than 20 years after a series of sudden spikes in stratospheric temperatures. If that happens, it could lead to significant warming in Antarctica and an unusually hot summer in Australia and South America.<\/p>\n

The southern polar vortex is a clockwise swirl of winds that trap a cold air current above Antarctica during the southern hemisphere winter. The vortex is usually very stable at this time of year, with temperatures inside its core in\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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