Ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean is currently the highest it has been since 2010 with support from the strongest polar vortex on record. Ice covers 5.4 million square miles of the Arctic ...

A graphic depicting the science behind a polar vortex. Forecasts suggest it will bring cold air to much of the U.S. in early 2025. NOAA. During winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the polar vortex ...

This week, parts of the U.S. are experiencing the 10th and coldest polar vortex event this season. Weather forces in the Arctic are combining to push the chilly air into the U.S. and Europe.

The polar vortex, as its scary name suggests, is a circulation of strong, upper-level winds that normally surround the northern pole, moving in a counterclockwise direction — a polar low ...

The polar vortex has awakened, with stronger-than-usual winds that could influence winter weather across the United States. ... News 'PlayStation shares 'Titanic Escape Simulator game set for 2026.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The polar vortex hit its peak across much of America on Wednesday, with an icy grip that made Arctic Greenland seem like a toasty vacation spot in comparison. Even Mars has ...

Weather analysts are divided over the polar vortex’s influence on weather and what that means for the rest of this year’s winter. The polar vortex is an area of low pressure and cold air that ...

Back in the news during the recent cold snap, the phrase ‘polar vortex’ goes back to the days of Dickens.

Gammon: The polar vortex is quite cold. Unlike, say, the jet stream that’s an altitude of 10 miles, the polar vortex is a lot more smooth and regular. It doesn’t tend to have disturbances on it.

Around the North Pole, winter's ultra-cold air is usually kept bottled up 15 to 30 miles high. That's the polar vortex, which spins like a whirling top at the top of the planet.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The polar vortex hit its peak across much of America on Wednesday, with an icy grip that made Arctic Greenland seem like a toasty vacation spot in comparison. Even Mars has ...