The Occurrence Vol. 5 Issue 3

For the week of January 15 through the 19, schools all across Arkansas were shut down due to some unprecedented wintry precipitation. Arkansas as a whole usually only gets four inches of snow per year spread out over December, Janruary and February, but the state saw more than that

in a week. Some towns like Marshall received seven and a half inches of snow, while Central Arkasnas saw an average of three inches.

Skot Covert, who is a part of the THV 11 meteorologist news team is an expert on global warming along with something called the polar vortex.

“The polar vortex,” Covert, a three-time Emmy winner said, “is a large area of low pressure in the poles. Polar vortex’s are known for their cold temperatures.”

“One impact is on our

infrastructure. Our roads are full of potholes right now, largely due to the freezing cold temperature, and numerous people dealt with frozen pipes simply because our infrastructure wasn’t designed for such prolonged and frequent periods of cold air,” Covert said.

Covert said that the evidence points towards global warming, but if acted upon quickly, can be potentially resolved.