Clusters of powerful winter ... polar vortex (SPV) was driving the risk of the storms, something which had not previously been well explored. They compared seasonal forecasts from January 2022 ...

A team of University of Leeds and Met Office researchers has pinpointed a new reason for winter ... February 2022 was also characterised by an extremely strong stratospheric polar vortex - a ...

Image: The storms during February 2022 ... polar vortex can now be recognised as a warning to forecasters of increased risks of damaging storms. "This was likely seen in the most recent winter ...

In February 2022 ... of winter we get in the UK, but these results show that it can even affect the occurrence of stormy spells within the season. 'An intense stratospheric polar vortex can ...

Clusters of powerful winter ... stratospheric polar vortex - a large spinning mass of cold air in the stratosphere around 15 miles above the Arctic that is prominent during winter months. They ...

Powerful winter storms which led ... Needles on the Isle of Wight. February 2022 was also characterized by an extremely strong stratospheric polar vortex—a large spinning mass of cold air ...

Powerful winter storms which led ... Needles on the Isle of Wight. February 2022 was also characterised by an extremely strong stratospheric polar vortex -- a large spinning mass of cold air ...