VIDEO: The North American freeze explained

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 05:00 in Earth & Climate

As the east cost of America prepares to face dangerously cold temperatures that have already hit the Midwestern states, meteorologist Jacqui Jeras explains what a polar vortex is to the BBC's Katty Kay.

Read the whole article on BBC News: Science & Nature

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