arctic air

Pilots say the cabin of the plane would have quickly depressurized, filling the cockpit with a roar of frigid, Arctic air.

But in the eastern United States, like some other unlucky parts of the globe, Arctic air is swooping down from the north.

That pattern allows the jet stream to blow unimpeded from west to east and keeps the cold Arctic air largely north of the United States.

This is the time of year when blasts of Arctic air start sweeping across Mongolia's steppe, ushering in the long, hard winter.

Summary: . Arctic air is warming twice as fast as the atmosphere and Arctic sea ice is melting year by year.

As the Arctic air warms, it raises the altitude of discrete areas of high pressure, which can then alter wind patterns.

The storm formed when cold Arctic air pushed south from Canada while moist air streamed north from the Gulf of the Mexico.

In addition, soot darkens the snow when it eventually falls out of the Arctic air.

But Arctic air has damaged some Florida oranges and strawberries in recent days, and killed fish at tropical fish farms.

The winter saw big variations in Arctic air temperatures, with some areas much warmer and others cooler than average.

Instead, frigid Arctic air has descended upon much of northern Europe.

The reason is that Arctic air is warming twice as fast as the atmosphere as a whole.

Arctic air and gusty winds made for a cold day on the East Coast.

This air flow acts like a fence to keep Arctic air confined.

After leaving an Arctic air base to join this week's war games , Mr Putin, 52, played down his simulated bombing raid.

meets the cold, arctic air,