While cold temperatures and snow are not at all unexpected in many parts of the world, they are quite rare in others. In ...

As the National Weather Service explains, the polar vortex is an area of low pressure and cold air that exists over both of Earth’s poles 10 to 30 miles above the surface. The term vortex is used to ...

Brutal string of winter storms in 2022 was due to polar vortex, scientists reveal - This discovery could help forecasters ...

Meteorologists also project a few rainy days ahead, which should aid in relieving areas of New England experiencing weak to ...

Researchers say a spinning mass of cold air in the stratosphere above the Arctic in 2022 made it up to three times more ...

Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland were made more likely by an intense ...

A senior meteorologist with AccuWeather foresees shots of cold air infiltrating the Northeast in the coming weeks.

The storms were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, say scientists.

Millions of Americans were hit with blustery blizzards last month when a polar vortex collapse ushered in below freezing temperatures across much of North America ...

There is a sudden warming about to happen high up in the atmosphere. This warming will affect the Polar Vortex. The Polar Vortex is a fast-spinning circular motion usually located about 50,000 ...

Scientists believe deadly Arctic winds were to blame for a series of savage storms that wreaked havoc in Britain over just a ...

The cause of the week-long deep freeze? A polar vortex collapse. Now, meteorologists are calling for another collapse in the middle of March, one that could plunge the U.S., Canada, and parts of ...