Cold air breezes over North America as a result of two new patterns identified in the stratospheric polar vortex, countering ...

The Polar Vortex,an atmospheric phenomenon that shapes our winter weather,has been gaining attention as it undergoes changes ...

Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. In a study appearing in Science Advances, ...

Three factors are combining to increase the likelihood of a weaker polar vortex this winter, the website reports. And a ...

Stratospheric polar vortex changes still trigger brutal U.S. winter cold snaps and extreme weather despite a warming climate.

Even in a warming climate, brutal cold snaps still hammer parts of the U.S., and a new study uncovers why. High above the ...

The mechanism involves atmospheric waves that bounce between the upper atmosphere and ground level, amplifying weather ...

A polar vortex is hitting most of the country in the next few days. What does it mean? How to protect yourself and pets ...

These polar vortex stretches are happening more frequently as the world — and especially the Arctic — warms, a 2021 paper published in the journal Science, also co-authored by Cohen, demonstrated.

What is a polar vortex? The polar vortex is an area of swirling cold air in the Earth's polar regions. During winter, the polar vortex at the North Pole expands, sending cold air southward ...

Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. -- and this study explains why. Researchers ...