Does this look like a beating heart to anyone else?

This NASA animation of surface #temperatures (warmer in red, cooler in blue) shows the spread of cold #Arctic air over much of the U.S. in late December 2022.

https://go.nasa.gov/3XaD4iK

Weather Whiplash

The configuration of the polar vortex may have played a role in unleashing bitter cold followed by record warmth in North America.

@davidho stunning animation! I find it most interesting so see so clearly visualised the frequently reversing air flow between Greenland and the UK!