https://news.ketelle.co.uk/entities/polar-vortex Stories involving Polar vortex, told neutrally, with how each side covers them. en-gb https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/explainer-what-the-polar-vortex-means-for-london-s-winter-weather https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/explainer-what-the-polar-vortex-means-for-london-s-winter-weather Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:21:14 +0000 Science Two outlets explain how a weakened polar vortex and a developing El Niño could affect London's 2026-27 winter. They differ in how firmly they link this to a repeat of the 2018 "Beast from the East". (2 outlets: 0 left · 2 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/met-office-view-on-polar-vortex-and-el-nino-raises-uk-beast-from-the-e https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/met-office-view-on-polar-vortex-and-el-nino-raises-uk-beast-from-the-e Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:44:47 +0100 Climate UK outlets report the Met Office's explanation that a record El Niño can weaken the polar vortex and make sudden stratospheric warming, and so cold spells late in winter, more likely. The Met Office frames it as a shift in the odds, not a certainty. (6 outlets: 4 left · 2 centre · 0 right)