Understanding Climate Change: Polar Vortex Weakening | Jesse Zhang | TEDxMileHigh

During the winter of 2015, weather predictions in the northeastern United States were way off the mark, with storms taking unexpected tracks and dropping surprising snowfall totals. What is the polar vortex weakening blamed for these unpredictable storms? In this insightful talk, atmospheric scientist Jesse Zhang shares his original research into the polar vortex and the conclusions it implies.

Jesse's work has led to two first-author publications in leading scientific journals, “Journal of Geophysical Research” and “Space Weather,” and success at prestigious national science fairs, such as the Intel Science Talent Search. He just graduated from high school in Boulder, Colo., and will be studying computer science at Harvard University in the fall.
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