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Pandora Dewan

Science news this week: Polar vortices and volcanoes undersea

Split image of volcano and extreme winter storms.

It's a chilly start to 2025 for many as an expanding polar vortex is expected to bring dangerously low temperatures to the eastern half of the U.S. While it's too early for precise measurements, forecasters predict that this month could be the coldest January in the U.S. for more than a decade.

But weather forecasts are not the only 2025 predictions in this week's science news…

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