John Kerry, the White House’s special envoy on climate, warned Friday that the U.S. only has less than a decade left to avoid the worst of a climate catastrophe. Kerry noted that the popular belief is that climate change only relates to temperature increases, not decreases, but said in reality it threatens all weather patterns. Some argue that warming temperatures in the Arctic can push frigid polar air south, leading to colder temperatures in the short term. The link between climate change and the behavior of the polar vortex is not yet clear. The direct temperature effect [of climate change] on cold weather would make extreme cold weather in Texas milder.

Source: Fox News February 19, 2021 21:53 UTC