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The polar vortex has broken down earlier than ever previously recorded in meteorological history.
A powerful El Niño system is creating an atmospheric tug-of-war with the disrupted Arctic winds.
Early blasts of cold air have brought the first widespread frosts to parts of North America and northern Europe.
Scientists remain divided on whether the winter will ultimately skew cold or unusually mild.
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