February 2022 was also characterised 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 ...

The polar vortex is a strong area of low pressure located ... meaning the East Coast could be seeing its first colder-than-average January since 2022, and possibly even the coldest since 2014 ...

They compared seasonal forecasts from January 2022, which showed the unusually strong state of the polar vortex, with those that suggested it would be close to average strength. Examining the ...

Scientists say a "swirling polar vortex" miles above the Earth caused three deadly storms in the UK and Ireland, which brought severe flooding and record wind speeds. Four people lost their lives when ...

Professor Amanda Maycock from the School of Earth and Environment who led the project, added: “The stormy conditions and strong stratospheric polar vortex during February 2022 bare parallels to ...

Accuweather Senior Meteorologist Paul Pastelok says the March polar vortex disruption is one of the largest meteorologists have seen in a long time. A polar vortex is a large area of low pressure ...