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A potential record-early disruption of the polar vortex is currently being tracked by meteorologists.
Stratospheric wind reversals can weaken arctic containment winds, but ground-level impacts take weeks to materialise.
Historical events show widely differing outcomes, ranging from severe snow and cold to unusually mild weather.
Experts stress that atmospheric complexity prevents single-factor seasonal predictions.
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