A strong polar vortex in the stratosphere has brought subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the ...

New Orleans went from almost 70 degrees to a record snowstorm within four days. In a few months, hurricane season will start, ...

Anytime we get an Arctic air blast down this far south, this is an artifact of the polar vortex rearing its ugly head,” said climatologist Barry Keim .

These severe cold events occur when the polar jet stream – the familiar jet stream of winter that runs along the boundary ...

Why Polar Vortexes Are Becoming More Common Understanding the Polar Vortex The polar vortex is like a massive whirlpool of ...

A recent study explains how warmer temperatures at the top of the planet destabilize the jet stream and allow colder air to ...

This blast of cold weather is due to activity of the polar vortex.

Abnormal weather events and severe winter storms could be caused by a disrupted polar vortex. Find out here how the polar ...

How the Polar Vortex Can Bring Arctic Blasts to the U.S. Vast weather patterns can carry blasts of frigid air far from the ...

People living "basically anywhere from the Rockies eastward" will see extremely cold temperatures over the next several days, ...

The first big Arctic outbreak of 2025 is expected to bring cold temperatures as well as ice and heavy snow to states into next week.

Polar bears are one of the most majestic, yet fearsome animals on the planet. The largest living species of bear and the ...