Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
26%
5 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
63/100
Global News's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
1
Other
Same framing elsewhere
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
With a record-breaking El Niño and the earliest recorded splitting of the polar vortex duking it out, Canada could have a very unpredictable winter.
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Canada → break → winter
The split in the polar vortex, which occurs when the winds change directions in the stratosphere above the North Pole, was officially recorded on Nov. 10, two weeks earlier than ever before.
asserted
winds → occur → Nov.
Typically at this time of year the polar vortex would be strengthening, building up cold air for later in the season.
asserted
vortex → strengthen → season
But the early split could bring a flush of early-winter cold air to parts of Canada.
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split → bring → Canada
Global News meteorologist Anthony Farnell said an early split in the polar vortex is particularly mind boggling considering we are currently experiencing the strongest El Niño on record.
asserted
we → say → record
Water surface temperature in the Pacific hit at least 0.5 C above average in El Niño years but this year, the temperature has hit 3.5 C above average.
asserted
temperature → hit → average
“I guess the big question is, are these two separate occurrences, these two records happening all at once, or is there some sort of a correlation?
asserted
occurrences → guess → correlation
And then as a meteorologist, what does that mean?” Farnell said.
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Farnell → mean → what
Much of Canada typically experiences a milder winter in El Niño years, but Farnell said the disruption of the polar vortex could favour some very cold air for much of December.
uncertain
disruption → experience → December
If the cold air does come sweeping across Canada, he said it will take a few weeks.
asserted
it → come → weeks
“Some of our computer models are now starting to bring in some snow and some colder air at the end of November and early December so I think there’s going to be a lot of back and forth coming,” he said.
asserted
he → start → back
- Shelter-in-place advisory issued near Squamish, B.C., due to flooding from heavy rain
- Balmy November across Alberta triggers wildfire advisories and warnings
- Rain hammering B.C. south coast may taper, but more on the way: meteorologist
- B.C. deluge could bring 250 mm of rain as search for missing canoeist suspended
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search → issue → canoeist
Meteorologists predict the polar vortex could begin recovering within a week, with stratospheric winds expected to strengthen.
uncertain
winds → predict → week
But Farnell said the phenomenon still creates a lot of uncertainty.
asserted
phenomenon → say → uncertainty
“Picture a figure skater that’s spinning around very quickly over the North Pole in this case.
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that → picture → case
They can lose their balance and get disrupted, get off of their axle, but then they often come back and they recover.
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they → lose → axle
But at the same time, if you watch the Olympics and a figure skater loses their balance, they’re more likely to lose their balance again,” he said.
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he → watch → balance
With two record forces competing against each other, Farnell said forecasting is getting more difficult.
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forecasting → compete → other
“You throw in climate change and there’s a lot of variables, but it keeps me busy,” he said.
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he → throw → me
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