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The Arctic polar vortex has been pushing icy winds throughout the nation, with swathes of the U.S. blanketed in snow. Half of the country was under either winter storm warnings or winter weather ...

Continental plates are usually quite thick (between 35 to 70 km) compared to the much thinner oceanic plates (between 5 and 10 km). The oceanic rocks are usually made from basalt, while ...

Earth’s surface is made up of different sections called tectonic plates. Most mountains are fold mountains, which means they’re created when two tectonic plates collide, and they force the ...

The extreme weather has been caused by the expansion of the polar vortex southwards. The polar vortex is a large area of low-pressure and cold air that swirls like a wheel around both of the Earth’s ...