sudden stratospheric warmings

A form of sudden stratospheric warming — A weather phenomenon where the polar vortex breaks down, causing a sudden temperature increase in the stratosphere of 50 kelvin or more.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of sudden stratospheric warming
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