What the Polar Vortex Will Do to Earth this Decade

When I lived in Iceland in the 1980's, we experienced a storm that could be described as an arctic hurricane. Winds were over 100 mph and it was total whiteout conditions.

Down in Tasmania we got hit by a southern polar vortex about 4 years ago. It led to the first major snowfalls in northern Tasmania since the 1960's. Pretty bizarre stuff.

everyone is so surprised by the weather, bad weather has always been a thing, just because you were born yesterday does not make the weather any more worse than it has been in the past. and if it changes to something you have not observed yet does not make it strange, only to you.

Living in Eastern Finland right now I can feel the polar vortex for sure. November with -21C temperatures today, -25C in the morning in some places.

On a cold winter night, years ago, there was a full moon backlighting these incredible high altitude clouds. They were moving across the sky at a ridiculous pace─it had to be over 100MPH. The air was so clear and crisp that the moon lit up the entire sky, so the clouds were plain to see across a wide field of view, only growing darker at the edges as I looked farther away from the light source. These clouds were in the jet stream of a weak polar vortex that had swooped down into the southern United States in the form of a cold front. After the storms at the head of the front blew through, dank humidity was replaced with a cool crispness that can only be properly described as cleansing. Like a new lease on life. I still remember looking up at the sky like it was something out of a sci-fi movie. The effect was mesmerizing. And memorable.

Who else prefers cold weather over hot weather? Or it it just me?

Balance is the main ingredient for all nature, including your wonderful documentary subject, "The Weather Patterns and Polar Vortex"!. Well done!

Thank you for such a descriptive weather programme. Amazing will watch many time more thanks again

Your video has a much better ending than Game of Thrones though!

Man, this was beautifully put together. As a flight instructor, you motivate me to be able to present this information in a much better way.

Thanks. This video exploded my mind. Finally, a 3-D model I can get my head around.

Great video; thanks for posting.

I learned of this many years ago while studying electrical refrigeration. The vortex is exactly what is used in supermarket refrigerators that are permanently open.

I’m shocked that you didn’t include the 2021 Texas Freeze. This was one of the most extreme examples of the subzero temperatures surging so far south due to a buckle in the jet stream that lasted for a week. Hundreds of people died in this. Snow and ice was on the Texas beaches as well.

As someone who lives in the tropical country with 9 months of summer, I see this as an absolute win!

Loved it Alex!

Never seen a video which explained wetter patterns so clearly. Thank you. I learned so much in this video.

Another tax incoming. Cooling tax i guess it will stop the freeze.

Excellent video as always! Thank you

Thx❗️very well explained‼️ very nice illustrations.