How the polar vortex and warm ocean are intensifying a major US winter storm

By Mathew Barlow, Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
Judah Cohen, Climate scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

A severe winter storm sweeping across the central and eastern U.S. in late January 2026 threatened states from Texas to New England with crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow. Several governors issued states of emergency as forecasters warned of hazardous travel conditions, dangerous wind chills and power outages amid bitter cold expected to linger for days.

The sudden blast may come as…

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