Space exploration missions have revealed that polar vortices aren’t uncommon beyond Earth. They’ve been observed throughout ...

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

Brrr, January 2025 is bringing some serious chill! 🥶 Dive into the science of the polar vortex and learn what’s behind this ...

A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe.

The polar vortex slid toward Europe in recent weeks, ushering in cooler temperatures to portions of Canada A significant disruption to the polar vortex over far Northern Canada will keep the ...

Don't put away those winter coats just yet. An April cold snap is forecast for much of the eastern half of the U.S. early next week, forecasters said, with freezes likely across portions of the ...

A significant disruption to the polar vortex over far Northern Canada will keep the pattern’s influence locked in our neck of the woods like a houseguest overstaying their welcome. Even as the world ...

The Polar Vortex in the upper atmosphere has disintegrated after the intense warming of the stratosphere in mid-March. Currently, its remains are traveling eastward across Canada to the United States.

February 2022 was also characterized by an extremely strong stratospheric polar vortex—a large spinning mass of cold air in the stratosphere around 15 miles above the Arctic that is prominent ...