Polar Vortex 2024. The polar vortex circling the arctic is swirling in the wrong direction after surprise warming in the upper atmosphere triggered a major reversal event earlier this month. So did we see the second sudden stratospheric warming of the year?

A strong/stable polar vortex usually means strong polar circulation and jet stream. · in the impacts section i discuss some impacts of polar vortex (pv) stretching and how it will impact the upcoming weather in the n orthern hemisphere (nh) but important changes are occurring in siberia and the pv that could have.