Devastating winter storms that led to deaths and power outages across the UK and Ireland were driven by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, scientists have revealed.

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The stratospheric polar vortex is a large spinning mass of cold air located about 15 miles above the Arctic during winter months. February 2022 was characterised by an extremely strong stratospheric ...