Winter in the CSRA is usually mild overall, but every now and then, we get a taste of true Arctic air. If you’ve ever ...

Understanding the Polar Vortex The polar vortex is like a massive whirlpool of frigid air moving around our planet's poles. Think of it as a barrier that, when strong, keeps icy polar air trapped up ...

This stability helps keep the polar vortex — and all its bitterly cold air — locked up in the Arctic, far from places like the United States or Europe. However, when the jet stream weakens ...

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

Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...

The vortex is essentially an area of low pressure in the upper layers of the atmosphere over the polar region up north. This ...

You may have seen social media posts about it and chatter of big weather pattern changes heading our way, but what's really ...

As the Artic is warming much faster than other parts of the planet, the temperature difference that helps maintain the polar vortex's stability is reduced, resulting in a weaker jet stream ...