They compared seasonal forecasts from January 2022, which showed the unusually strong state of the polar vortex, with those which suggested it would be close to average strength. Examining the ...

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 ...

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

An intense stratospheric polar vortex can now be recognised as a warning ... making landfall in the UK on the 16th, and resulted in the loss of power for thousands of homes across parts of Cumbria ...

Storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin caused major problems across the UK, with some of the most powerful winds to ... Scientists have said the storms were caused by a “swirling polar vortex” miles above ...

By comparing seasonal forecasts from January 2022, the team from the University of Leeds discovered the unusually strong state of the polar vortex (SPV ... affecting the UK and northern Europe ...

Storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin caused major problems across the UK, with some of the most powerful ... storms were caused by a “swirling polar vortex” miles above the earth.

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

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 large polar vortex disruption from the second week of March is playing a key role in next week’s eastern US cold snap," meteorologist Judah Cohen of Atmospheric and Environmental Research told ...

which showed the unusually strong state of the polar vortex, with those which suggested it would be close to average strength. Examining the properties of UK storms in these contrasting forecasts ...