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Chief Meteorologist for Minnesota Public Radio and editor of its Updraft blog, covering weather and its underlying science
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Paulo Huttner
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A 'Polar Vortex' Brings Misery to Much of the US An evocatively named cold front is slamming much of the nation today, causing record-breaking dangerous temperatures in states from Montana to Alabama. Paul Huttner, chief meteorologist for Minnesota Public Radio , has more on this extreme weather and the underlying science behind the polar vortex.
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