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In March 2013, the same meteorological phenomenon brought warm weather to the Arctic and cool air spilling into the North America, Europe, and Asia.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using MODIS data from the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LPDAAC). Arctic Oscillation data from the NOAA National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center. Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published April 3, 2013
Data acquired March 14 - 20, 2013

Source:
Terra > MODIS