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Damaging cluster of UK winter storms driven by swirling polar vortex miles above Earth, scientists say

Three storms, named Dudley, Eunice, and Franklin, caused significant damage and power outages in the UK in February 2022, leaving 1.4 million households without electricity and resulting in four fatalities.
Research indicates that these storms were linked to a strong stratospheric polar vortex, making such events more likely to occur in February 2022 compared to normal conditions.
Storm Eunice was marked as the most severe winter storm since 2014, with record wind gusts of 122mph recorded, according to the Met Office.
Dr. Ryan Williams emphasizes the need to understand storm drivers and highlights that understanding the stratospheric polar vortex is crucial for better forecasting of severe weather, which is increasingly relevant due to climate change.

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Damaging cluster of UK winter storms driven by swirling polar vortex miles above Earth

Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, say scientists.

2 days ago·United States

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Strong polar vortex favoured intense Northern European storminess in February 2022

February 2022 was an unusually stormy month over Northern Europe, including three extratropical cyclones impacting the United Kingdom and Ireland within a single week. The month also experienced an exceptionally strong stratospheric polar vortex; however, the role of this in preconditioning the risk of extratropical cyclone hazards has not been explored. Here we use constrained subseasonal forecasts to isolate the effect of the strong stratosphe…

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Met Office warns 'damaging' storms will get worse in UK

New research has found that 'once in a decade' storms such as Eunice, Dudley and Franklin were all connected to an 'intense swirling vortex' miles above the Arctic.

3 days ago·Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Swirling polar vortex linked to deadly cluster of storms in 2022, say UK scientists

Researchers say a spinning mass of cold air in the stratosphere above the Arctic in 2022 made it up to three times more likely there would be intense storms in the UK and Ireland.

3 days ago·United Kingdom

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Winter storms coming: Scientists warn of increased risk from Arctic weather vortex hitting the UK

Clusters of powerful winter storms are becoming more likely to hit the UK due to a swirling vortex of intense winds high above the Arctic, scientists have warned.

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