Expert are warning of a polar vortex collapse in the next couple of weeks, plunging North America into freezing temperatures. The weather phenomenon will hit in mid-March and will affect the ...

The polar vortex is a gigantic, circular area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that typically spins over the North Pole (as its name suggests). It's a normal pattern that's stronger in the winter ...

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.

Because there is typically a lag in how the near-surface atmosphere responds to the polar vortex, this would mean unusually cold temperatures affecting parts of North America and Eurasia at the ...

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

When the polar vortex is strong and stable, this belt of winds keeps the season’s coldest air locked across the Far North. Occasionally, we’ll see the polar vortex’s circulation weaken and ...

10th polar vortex of the season ... that usually keeps frigid air trapped up north. We wore Ralph Lauren’s $899 self-heating jacket into the Polar Vortex There's no escaping this extreme cold.

Stronger cooling will arrive on Saturday night Already on Saturday evening, and during the night in other parts of the country, according to the meteorologist, with a strong north and northwest ...

A major disruption to the Arctic polar vortex has bumped the ring of wind that circles the North Pole off its perch and towards Europe, a new animation shows. The migration could trigger colder ...

The polar vortex is a gigantic, circular area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that typically spins over the North Pole (as its name suggests). It's a normal pattern that's stronger in the ...