Recent Polar Vortex Splitting, Displacement, and Elongation is Driving Our Bizarre Weather @PaulHBeckwith

Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Recent Polar Vortex Splitting, Displacement, and Elongation is Driving Our Bizarre Weather

From early November this year, to present, we have seen some highly unusual changes to the polar vortex. The normally circular shape centered near the North Pole has been displaced, elongated to an oval, and split into a counterclockwise component and a clockwise component, meshing like gears.

This behavior has been pushed along by a sudden stratospheric warming. Ultimately, the huge temperature amplification of the Arctic is resulting in more frequent fracturing of the symmetrical polar vortex and more extreme weather outbreaks, like what we are experiencing now.

I put on my Sherlock Holmes cap, and introduce myself in a James Bond like fashion, and delve deeply into what is happening to the polar vortex...

From my friend Heidi:

"Hello! I wanted to share something important with you. Paul Beckwith is doing incredible work to educate people about climate change and extreme weather, but he needs our support to continue this vital mission. Every donation, no matter the size, can make a difference in helping him reach more communities. Please consider clicking the link below to donate or share it with others who care about our planet. Thank you!"

Year end GoFundMe link; please consider a donation:
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References:

Earth Nullschool atmospheric winds in the stratosphere, 10 hPa (mBar) pressure:
earth.nullschool.net/#2025/11/06/2100Z/wind/isobaric/10hPa/orthographic=-95.23,87.06,425

Earth Nullschool jet streams at tropopause (top of troposphere, bottom of stratosphere) with altitude 17 km at equator and 7 km at poles:
earth.nullschool.net/#2025/11/06/2100Z/wind/isobaric/250hPa/orthographic=-95.23,87.06,425

Image: The Science Behind to Polar Vortex, illustrating a "normal" strong polar vortex and a disrupted polar vortex increasing the waviness of the jet stream, and thus increasing the frequency, severity, and duration of extreme weather events, and making them occur in regions they would not actually occur in:
mkweather.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_1130.webp

Queries: Tell me about the most recent polar vortex collapse in November/December 2025.
perplexity.ai/search/tell-me-about-the-most-recent-GkWWf9nrQCWGtR34X5A3kg
perplexity.ai/search/tell-me-about-the-most-recent-GkWWf9nrQCWGtR34X5A3kg?sm=i
perplexity.ai/search/tell-me-about-the-most-recent-GkWWf9nrQCWGtR34X5A3kg?sm=r

Severe Weather Europe blog: An intense Nor’Easter storm starts the Meteorological Winter, follows by the coldest air mass since February
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/winter-storm-snow-noreaster-bomb-cyclone-northeast-us-canada-newfoundland-mk/

NBC News article: 72 million at risk as strong winds and snow showers impact holiday weekend travel
Wind gusts of 90 to 100 mph are targeting the High Plains region, where high fire danger was a concern through Friday night.
nbcnews.com/weather/winter-weather/strong-winds-snow-showers-impact-holiday-weekend-travel-rcna250211

Live Real-Time Power Outages in the USA:
poweroutage.us

Live Real-Time Aircraft Delays and Cancellations for the USA:
flightaware.com/live/cancelled

Atmospheric River Soaking Northern California
weather.com/forecast/regional/video/west-atmospheric-river-flood-rain-snow

CTV news on shutting down NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) in Colorado:
Trump’s shutdown of climate research centre could push scientists up north, experts say

Great information on the NCAR site, founded 65 years ago: a jewel in US Science:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Center_for_Atmospheric_Research

From my friend Heidi:

Hello! I wanted to share something important with you. Paul Beckwith is doing incredible work to educate people about climate change and extreme weather, but he needs our support to continue this vital mission. Every donation, no matter the size, can make a difference in helping him reach more communities. Please consider clicking the link below to donate or share it with others who care about our planet. Thank you!

Year end GoFundMe:
gofundme.com/f/help-paul-continue-his-climate-emergency-research

Please donate to PaulBeckwith.net to support my research and videos connecting the dots on abrupt climate system mayhem.

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$Recent Polar Vortex Splitting, Displacement, and Elongation is Driving Our Bizarre Weather Recent Polar Vortex Splitting, Displacement, and Elongation is Driving Our Bizarre Weather From early November this year, to present, we have seen some highly unusual changes to the polar vortex. The normally circular shape centered near the North Pole has been displaced, elongated to an oval, and split into a counterclockwise component and a clockwise component, meshing like gears. This behavior has been pushed along by a sudden stratospheric warming. Ultimately, the huge temperature amplification of the Arctic is resulting in more frequent fracturing of the symmetrical polar vortex and more extreme weather outbreaks, like what we are experiencing now. I put on my Sherlock Holmes cap, and introduce myself in a James Bond like fashion, and delve deeply into what is happening to the polar vortex... From my friend Heidi: Hello! I wanted to share something important with you. Paul Beckwith is doing incredible work to educate people about climate change and extreme weather, but he needs our support to continue this vital mission. Every donation, no matter the size, can make a difference in helping him reach more communities. Please consider clicking the link below to donate or share it with others who care about our planet. Thank you! Year end GoFundMe link; please consider a donation: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-paul-continue-his-climate-emergency-research References: Earth Nullschool atmospheric winds in the stratosphere, 10 hPa (mBar) pressure: https://earth.nullschool.net/#2025/11/06/2100Z/wind/isobaric/10hPa/orthographic 95.23,87.06,425 Earth Nullschool jet streams at tropopause (top of troposphere, bottom of stratosphere) with altitude 17 km at equator and 7 km at poles: https://earth.nullschool.net/#2025/11/06/2100Z/wind/isobaric/250hPa/orthographic 95.23,87.06,425 Image: The Science Behind to Polar Vortex, illustrating a normal strong polar vortex and a disrupted polar vortex increasing the waviness of the jet stream, and thus increasing the frequency, severity, and duration of extreme weather events, and making them occur in regions they would not actually occur in: https://mkweather.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_1130.webp Queries: Tell me about the most recent polar vortex collapse in November/December 2025. https://www.perplexity.ai/search/tell-me-about-the-most-recent-GkWWf9nrQCWGtR34X5A3kg https://www.perplexity.ai/search/tell-me-about-the-most-recent-GkWWf9nrQCWGtR34X5A3kg?sm=i https://www.perplexity.ai/search/tell-me-about-the-most-recent-GkWWf9nrQCWGtR34X5A3kg?sm=r Severe Weather Europe blog: An intense Nor’Easter storm starts the Meteorological Winter, follows by the coldest air mass since February https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/winter-storm-snow-noreaster-bomb-cyclone-northeast-us-canada-newfoundland-mk/ NBC News article: 72 million at risk as strong winds and snow showers impact holiday weekend travel Wind gusts of 90 to 100 mph are targeting the High Plains region, where high fire danger was a concern through Friday night. https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/winter-weather/strong-winds-snow-showers-impact-holiday-weekend-travel-rcna250211 Live Real-Time Power Outages in the USA: https://poweroutage.us/ Live Real-Time Aircraft Delays and Cancellations for the USA: https://www.flightaware.com/live/cancelled/ Atmospheric River Soaking Northern California https://weather.com/forecast/regional/video/west-atmospheric-river-flood-rain-snow CTV news on shutting down NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) in Colorado: Trump’s shutdown of climate research centre could push scientists up north, experts say Great information on the NCAR site, founded 65 years ago: a jewel in US Science: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Center_for_Atmospheric_Research From my friend Heidi: Hello! I wanted to share something important with you. Paul Beckwith is doing incredible work to educate people about climate change and extreme weather, but he needs our support to continue this vital mission. Every donation, no matter the size, can make a difference in helping him reach more communities. Please consider clicking the link below to donate or share it with others who care about our planet. Thank you! Year end GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-paul-continue-his-climate-emergency-research Please donate to http://PaulBeckwith.net to support my research and videos connecting the dots on abrupt climate system mayhem. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel. As well as my website, and YouTube, you can find me on Patreon, Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Reddit (multiple climate channels within), Quora, TikTok, Discord, Mastodon, Twitch, Vimeo, Bluesky, TruthSocial, Threads, Substack, Tumblr, Pinterest, etc...$

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