Sedona has been known for decades as the nation’s “New Age Capitol," where spiritual pilgrims come to explore supernatural vortex sites to find proof of the paranormal.

This is because of its four famed vortexes. But what even are they and does Sedona really have them? This week on Valley 101, a podcast by The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com about metro ...

S ome see Joshua Tree as just another desert landscape, but others swear it is a spiritual vortex with an energy unlike ...

But in the years between 1998 and 2015, they jumped to an average of 7 days. While weak vortexes became more frequent, strong vortex events dropped from 12 to just 6 days over the same time frame.

The tour also visits several of the region's mysterious vortexes. Recent tourgoers highly recommend this outing, noting they enjoyed getting a local's point of view from their tour guide.

According to The Associated Press, the warming Earth is causing more frequent disruptions to polar vortexes. Temperatures for this time of year on the Island are normally in the low 40s during ...