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- ScienceUnprecedented Early Polar Vortex Weakening Raises Winter UncertaintyThe BBC UK reports that the polar vortex has weakened and shifted position in recent days, an event considered unprecedented in modern observations for this early in November. While typical Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) events can bring colder and drier conditions to Europe and the UK, the early timing makes future winter forecasts uncertain.3 min