"The New Year has brought us a blizzard of stories about frigid temperatures and snow storms, but I’ve been unable to find any stories that closely examine what’s going on.

I had been wondering whether I just hadn’t looked hard enough until I read the Jan. 6 Knight Science Journalism Tracker blog and saw that Tracker Charlie Petit is also searching for Arctic blast science stories.

He found a couple of stories that mentioned the Arctic oscillation, but none that answered his question: “Is a corresponding warm air mass billowing from more temperate climes and toward the pole to replace it?"

Jack Williams reports in his personal blog January 6, 2010.
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See Also:

"Cold Arctic Pressure Pattern Nearly Off Chart" (Dot Earth) [3]

"Snowed-In Brits Boost Adultery Website" (Reuters) [4]

"Oil Above $83 As Cold Snap Continues 10-day Rally" (Reuters) [5]

"In Cold Snap, Floridians Shiver, and Pray for the Strawberries" (New York Times) [6]

"Winter Weather Threatens Crops, Livestock as Icy Cold Hangs On" (Business Week)
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"Midwest Bracing for Heavy Snow, Wind Chills of -50" (AP)
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"Dutch Take To the Ice in Their Hundreds" (AFP) [9]

"Arctic Blast Brings Parts Of UK To Icy Standstill" (Reuters) [10]

"Big Chill Grips Asia, Little Economic Impact Seen" (Reuters) [11]

"Snow Brings Mayhem To Britain as Europe Shivers" (AFP) [12]

"China's Deep Freeze Triggers Power Shortage" (AFP) [13]