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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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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    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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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      KCRW

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      Evan George

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Paulo Huttner

      Minnesota Public Radio

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Senate Takes Up Long-Term Unemployment Benefits
    1. 0:00A 'Polar Vortex' Brings Misery to Much of the US You’re reading this
    2. 7:59Out of Work and Out of Luck: The Politics of Unemployment
    3. 45:42Supreme Court Halts Gay Marriage in Utah
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