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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bryony Gooch

Brutal string of winter storms in 2022 was due to polar vortex, scientists reveal

The scientists believe this new information will help predict future spates of storms a month in advance - (AFP via Getty Images)

Clusters of powerful winter storms have been made more likely by an “intense swirling vortex of winds” miles above the Arctic, scientists have found.

A team of researchers from the Met Office and the University of Leeds has pinpointed a new reason for winter storm clusters, such as the trio named Dudley, Eunice and Franklin, which took place within the space of a week in February 2022.

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