Is There A Polar Vortex Coming In 2024. Ozone depletion caused by energetic particles intensifies the polar vortex, a strong wind that blows from west to east around the polar region during the winter season. A major current of circulating air called the arctic polar vortex has completely reversed course and is now spinning 'backwards'.
As each year is different in the story of the polar vortex, we will look. Next up will be a thaw.