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

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 ...

A team of researchers from the Met Office and the University of Leeds has pinpointed a new reason for winter storm clusters, ...

The cause of a devastating string of winter storms which led to deaths and power outages across Britain have been revealed by ...

The UK has had its fair share of meteorological upheaval over the past few years. This year alone, we have experienced Arctic ...

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 ...

An in-depth look at the forecasted polar vortex collapse and its potential effects on weather patterns across North America this March A polar vortex collapse can cause cold snaps, and one is ...

The Met Office says there is an 80 per cent chance of sudden stratospheric warming in March, which could bring severe and cold weather ...

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.

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 ...