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 * Cyclones in the Pacific made it snow in Rome, and soon that weather will hit the U.S.**

Posted on March 1, 2017

Earlier this month, the polar vortex split into two vortices to form two tropical cyclones which pumped heat into the atmosphere. This was extremely unusual considering that vortices normally circle around the North Pole and very rarely dip below it. One vortex migrated towards eastern Europe causing record lows in temperature. Similarly, the US has been experiencing unusually high temperatures instead of normal winter weather, but the other polar vortex is coming for us. Meteorologists are predicting snow and rain all over the US.
 * Summary **

This article relates to our course by discussing how we are experiencing a La Nina year (when we tend to have warmer winters). It also refers to the unusual movement of the vortices across certain latitudes (distance from the equator), and weather (sgort term properties of the troposphere at a given place and time) and climate (the average long term weather of an area including seasonal variations and weather extremes). (Miller chapter 7)
 * Application to course **

In my opinion people should be more aware of the changes in our worlds climate and the negative impacts that can come from them as a result (this is in reference to global warming, pollution, etc.). It is also important to look towards the future to see how we can help the climate and world stay in a healthy place for generations to come.
 * My opinion **

**National Environmental Policy Act of 1970** - Requires comprehensive evaluation of the environmental impact of an activity before it is undertaken by a federal agency. This relates to the article because if humans are doing things that promote this type of weather and pose a threat to the climate, they should be reduced or stopped.
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