While cold temperatures and snow are not at all unexpected in many parts of the world, they are quite rare in others. In ...

As the National Weather Service explains, the polar vortex is an area of low pressure and cold air that exists over both of ...

The event could cause extreme winter weather and disrupt travel across the US and Canada - will it make it across the pond?

A polar vortex collapse is an event that occurs when the layer between 10km and 50km above Earth’s surface warms up to 50 ...

Scientists say it’s being caused by a misbehaving polar vortex combining with a key weather pattern that seems to be stuck in place. Some scientists say these factors and this winter could be ...

The polar vortex could bring a cold blast to millions across America in the second half of March, AccuWeather said in a media ...

There is a sudden warming about to happen high up in the atmosphere. This warming will affect the Polar Vortex. The Polar Vortex is a fast-spinning circular motion usually located about 50,000 ...

A polar vortex collapse occurs when the strong, cold winds that normally circulate around the Arctic or Antarctic a weaken and break apart, allowing frigid air to spill southward into lower latitudes.

In recent days, extreme weather brought freezing temperatures to several states across the country due to a polar vortex that peaked on Wednesday, February 19. According to The Associated Press ...

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 ...