Paragraph from an article in the Melbourne (Australia) Newspaper 'The Age' this morning, Monday AEST,
"Polar vortex pulls US into vicious cold .
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The vicious cold snap that has hit much of the US has been borne south from the Arctic by what is known as a polar vortex. It could cause some of the coldest temperatures in recent history in parts of the country. It was predicted that in [size=14pt]Minnesota over Sunday night the wind chill might go as low as minus 52 degrees, a temperature the National Weather Service called "historic and dangerous".
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Contrasted with this article, also this morning in same Newspaper, first two two paragraphs -
"Blistering heat that formed over the Nullarbor at the end of December and continues over parts of inland Australia smashed temperature records and was a “highly significant” event, the Bureau of Meteorology said.
In a special climate statement released late on Monday, the bureau said the latest heatwave, while less extensive and prolonged as the record-breaking hot spell to start 2013, was still a remarkable event. The report comes just days after the bureau confirmed last year was Australia’s hottest in more than a century of records, easily beating 2005.
And later in the same article -
"Sydney and Melbourne largely dodged the extreme heat with mostly mild and even cool conditions during the past week, and more such weather is forecast for both cities for the coming week. "
