The polar vortex is essentially a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of Earth’s poles. It constantly sits over the poles but expands in the winter.

A researcher expects the polar vortex to strengthen over the next two weeks. This has a big impact on our day-to-day weather here in the Great Lakes region and even the Northeast. Judah Cohen ...

As a persistent “heat dome” fuels extreme temperatures for millions, UVA professor Robert Davis explains what’s typical this ...

Because Michigan is not a hot climate - and we don’t have frequent heat waves like we’re experiencing now - our bodies are ...

As we sweat away the summer, imagine walking out of 98-degree heat and into a 72-degree, climate-controlled ballpark to watch ...

A new study says climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years ...

Like frigid temperatures, extreme heat can also drain an EV's battery at an accelerated pace. But some EVs fare better than ...

AccuWeather Lead Long Range Forecaster and Senior Meteorologist Paul Pastelok said the average temperature in June is 64.6 ...

Climate change is a huge crisis, and we need to explore every alternative we can to mitigate it. This includes nuclear power for reliable energy and the mining of lithium needed to make ...

Unless society stops pumping more greenhouse gases in the air, “we can expect multiple factors to worsen summer extremes,” a ...

Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years and ...