<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2014&#x2F;01&#x2F;07&#x2F;260408972&#x2F;polar-vortex-blames-for-dangerously-cold-weather" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2014&#x2F;01&#x2F;07&#x2F;260408972&#x2F;polar-vortex-blames-...</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;15&#x2F;459871063&#x2F;climate-change-plays-fairly-insignificant-role-in-current-warm-weather" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;15&#x2F;459871063&#x2F;climate-change-plays...</a><p>two NPR links here, the 2014 says how the cold in winter 2014 is the polar vortex, and the warm in 2015 is a combination of tight polar vortex and el nino, he* resisted saying it was related to climate change.<p>he is Mike Halpert, NOAA&#x27;s deputy director of the Climate Prediction Center