The Last Time This Happened, America Got A Winter Impossible To Forget

The Last Time This Happened, America Got A Winter Impossible To Forget In late November 1968, the winds circling high above the North Pole collapsed earlier than anyone had ever measured. Ten weeks later, a storm the forecasts missed buried New York City, killed at least 94 people, and left streets unplowed for a week. This month, those winds have broken again, even earlier, with a strong El Niño building in the Pacific. Learn what a sudden stratospheric warming is, why a wind twenty miles up can shut down an interstate, and what the only two November precedents, 1958 and 1968, did to America's roads, power lines and cities. Then see whether today's tightly connected infrastructure is ready for a repeat. Which winter do you think this one will repeat? Tell us in the comments and subscribe for more. #PolarVortex #ElNino #WinterStorm #WeatherHistory