Related: Bizarre polar vortex over Antarctica delayed ozone hole opening, scientists say The Arctic polar vortex is a circle of strong, cold winds that picks up every winter over the North Pole. The ...

Related: Bizarre polar vortex over Antarctica delayed ozone hole opening, scientists say The Arctic polar vortex is a circle of strong, cold winds that picks up every winter over the North Pole.

Researchers from the University of Leeds have found there was an extremely strong stratospheric polar vortex (SPV) – a large spinning mass of cold air in the stratosphere around 15 miles above ...

An April cold snap is expected to bring unusually cold temperatures to the eastern half of the US next week. The cold snap could impact new spring vegetation and lead to frost in some areas.

Researchers note that February was also characterised by an extremely strong stratospheric polar vortex - a large spinning mass of cold air in the stratosphere around 15 miles above the Arctic ...

All four Fram2 astronauts — Chun Wang of Malta, Jannicke Mikkelsen of Norway, Rabea Rogge of Germany and Eric Philips of Australia — have spent significant time in the polar regions of our planet.

Scientists say a "swirling polar vortex" miles above the Earth caused three deadly storms in the UK and Ireland, which brought severe flooding and record wind speeds. Four people lost their lives ...