- Climate Change Is Fueling Extremes, Both Hot and Cold The possibility of snow in Tampa, Fla. Record heat and fires in Australia. Scientists say climate change is exacerbating weather extremes. By David Gelles in @nytimes.com 1/4
- On a typical winter day, the Arctic air that has gripped much of the United States this week should be a few thousand miles to the north, sitting atop the North Pole. By David Gelles in @nytimes.com 2/4
- But as man-made climate change continues to disrupt global weather patterns, that mass of cold air, known as the polar vortex, is straying beyond its usual confines. By David Gelles in @nytimes.com 3/4
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- The escaped polar vortex is just one instance of extreme weather playing out right now around the world. With so much cold air much farther south than usual, typically frigid regions have become relatively balmy. By David Gelles in @nytimes.com 4/4
