Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
19%
3 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
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Publisher signals
64/100
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Londoners could face freezing temperatures far sooner than expected, as El Niño continues to strengthen across the Pacific to what some scientists are calling “unprecedented levels”.
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scientists → face → what
Forecasters have warned that the global phenomenon could disrupt the polar vortex – a vast ring of freezing winds high above the Arctic that normally keeps the coldest air contained around the North Pole.
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air → warn → Pole
Should the vortex weaken, it could disrupt the jet stream, allowing bitterly cold Arctic air to plunge southwards towards Europe.
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air → weaken → Europe
It was initially anticipated that temperatures would drop in January of next year.
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temperatures → anticipate → year
But NASA forecasts show the wind circulation weakening, with wind strength falling to 26.9mph on October 31, to 20.5mph on November 1 and 9.3mph on November 3.
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strength → show → November
“The stratospheric sudden warming can sometimes cause the jet stream to ‘snake’ more, and this tends to create a large area of blocking high pressure,” the forecaster said.
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forecaster → cause → pressure
Experts say this weather pattern typically develops over the North Atlantic and Scandinavia, bringing the prospect of prolonged periods of cold, dry weather across northern Europe, including the UK.
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pattern → say → UK
Meanwhile, southern parts of Europe are more likely to experience milder, wetter and windier conditions.
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parts → experience → conditions
Along the boundary of these areas, easterly winds can develop, dragging colder air westwards.
But forecasters can only reliably predict sudden stratospheric warmings around a week in advance.
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forecasters → develop → advance
Meteorological models are currently tracking an imminent, potentially record-breaking event, with forecasting odds sitting between 61% and 86% for a major stratospheric disturbance.
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odds → track → disturbance
Dr Judah Cohen, an atmospheric and environmental research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), told Fox Weather: “This will be, I think almost undoubtedly, the largest, earliest disruption of the polar vortex on record.”
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I → tell → record
Government officials and emergency campaigns, such as the 'Be Ready' initiative, have urged households to stockpile a three-day to two-week supply of essential items to prepare for severe disruptions brought about by the extreme weather.
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officials → urge → weather
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Items include water, tinned food, blankets, torches in case of power cuts and a basic first aid kit.
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Items → read → cuts
Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle told The Guardian: “We’re about to experience probably the largest El Niño that has ever been seen, and that will lead to drier summers, wetter winters, with more extreme storms in this country.
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that → tell → country
“It will do a lot more damage in Asia with flooding, and therefore I think that we need to take it seriously.
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we → do → it
“If you’ve got a store of a bit of food that can keep you going for a while before the emergency services can get to you, you’re going to be a lot better off than if you haven’t.
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you → get → you
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