Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around the poles, making winter weather more chaotic.
The jet stream is like a river of west-to-east winds in the upper atmosphere. Airplanes use it like a highway.
Extreme cold and snow smacked the Gulf Coast states this week, but the polar vortex may not be to blame.
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