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My point is that the media are running away with this new term with no
idea what it actually refers to. They are merely quoting one another
and an incorrect concept is now being spread like a game of
telephone/snip/ Bob at PC
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From: Phys-l [mailto:phys-l-bounces@phys-l.org] On Behalf Of brian
whatcott
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 2:29 PM
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Subject: Re: [Phys-L] Polar Vortex
On 1/7/2014 10:20 AM, LaMontagne, Bob wrote:
The current buzzword used by the media is "polar vortex". It appears to be a rather recent term, as no meteorology texts refer to it.
NASA explains that the polar vortex is a "whirling and persistent large area of low pressure, found typically over both North and South poles."
A quick perusal of introductory meteorology texts finds reference
instead to the Polar High.