Europe may face colder weather as the polar vortex weakens

Several outlets report that a weakening polar vortex could bring colder weather to Europe this winter. Bloomberg says the collapse is record-early and has energy traders on alert; The Independent questions whether it means more UK snow.

Timeline

1. 2 Nov, 15:10 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 2 Nov, 15:10 UTCBloomberg reports record-early vortex collapse
3. 2 Nov, 15:10 UTCThe Guardian covers colder Europe forecast
4. 2 Nov, 15:41 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

Top sources

• weather polar vortexGoogle Trends
• Record-Early Polar Vortex Collapse Puts Energy Traders on AlertBloomberg
• Will El Nino and the polar vortex mean more snow for UK this winter?The Independent