Understanding the polar vortex its causes and its intensification is key to grasping the broader impacts of climate change.

A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation ...

The more likely weather pattern right now is a 'displacement' in the polar vortex. Pastelok added that this would cause a shorter change in temperatures and mainly affect the central and eastern ...

On March 9, the polar vortex wobbled and then snapped back the other way as mighty winds, suddenly shifting from the west to the east - something that typically happens once a year - usually in the ...

The Polar Vortex's collapse will cause a major Arctic blast from central Canada into the Northeast United States, even if a progressive and dynamic weather pattern will persist across North ...

Several days with temperatures of 10-20 degrees below the historical average could be dangerous to plants and ruin outdoor ...

The polar vortex in the stratosphere broke up, which caused the movement of cold Arctic air towards southern latitudes, ...

Cold weather is expected to blanket New York through mid-April, bringing the chance of freezing temperatures, snowfall, as ...

As of March 16, average ice cover across the lakes was roughly 13.5%. Lake Superior was at 9.2%, and Lake Michigan was at 10.7%.

While many are surely glad to bid farewell to Old Man Winter, a string of disruptions to the polar vortex means that the Northeast may see some shots of cold air in the weeks ahead.

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 ...