At the South Pole, the temperature is minus 7 degrees, while in Minneapolis, Chicago, and much of the Midwest temperatures have dropped even lower.
Currently, at the South Pole, the temperature is minus 7 degrees.
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But the "polar vortex" has plunged temperatures in Minneapolis to minus 15.
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It's also 15 below in Chicago.
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And throughout much of the Midwest temperatures are colder than they are at the South Pole.
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