Global Chaos: Deadly Snowstorms Hit US, India, Russia, Europe Amidst Polar Vortex Shift

• Severe snowstorms are causing chaos globally, with snow accumulating to several stories high in some regions and trapping people in cars.
• The extreme weather is attributed to a major change 32 kilometers high in Earth's atmosphere, known as the Stratospheric Polar Vortex.
• Normally, a strong jet stream keeps the Arctic's cold air contained, but global warming has weakened it, allowing freezing air to spread south into America and Europe.
• Paradoxically, Earth's warming contributes to more powerful storms; increased humidity from heating oceans provides energy for severe snowfall.
• The collision of warm air from the troposphere with the polar vortex creates an energy explosion, leading to deadly cold and more destructive storms.

Why It Matters: Global warming is weakening the polar vortex, causing unprecedented and destructive snowstorms worldwide.