The Beast from the East and the Polar Vortex - Meet Dr. Simon Lee

It's time for a brand new season of For the Love of Weather
podcast and Aisling and Gemma are thrilled to have made it to
season five.


Our special guest tonight is Dr. Simon Lee. Simon is an expert in
the polar vortex, more specifically stratosphere-troposphere
coupling, a fascinating subject and something that caused the
'Beast from the East in 2018'.


Simon gives us a tour of the upper atmosphere and and how it can
change our day to day weather in such extreme ways. From
widespread snow to severe flooding the polar vortex is the source
of many of the extreme weather events in the UK. Amongst many
nuggets of information he also explains why the ozone hole is
focused over the poles.


Simon also tells us about his favourite biscuits, favourite
clouds and favourite time of day and also exactly where out of
space is.


You can find Dr. Simon Lee on Twitter @SimonLeeWx and we highly
recommend you follow him.


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for listening and supporting the podcast and we hope you leave
this episode loving the weather that little bit more.