Rare Southern Hemisphere stratospheric warming is weakening the polar vortex

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Rare Southern Hemisphere stratospheric warming is weakening the polar vortex

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Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 1 day ago

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A sudden stratospheric warming event is unfolding over Antarctica in early September 2025, rapidly weakening the southern polar vortex. Forecast models indicate potential downstream effects on the…

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/27377775

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