Why Polar Vortexes Are Becoming More Common Understanding the Polar Vortex The polar vortex is like a massive whirlpool of ...

WASHINGTON — We are in the middle of a blast of extreme cold weather in D.C. The polar vortex has shifted, spilling cold air ...

Imagine the polar vortex as a giant, icy whirlpool far above the Earth, keeping frigid Arctic air contained near the north ...

A strong polar vortex in the stratosphere has brought subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the ...

How the Polar Vortex Can Bring Arctic Blasts to the U.S. Vast weather patterns can carry blasts of frigid air far from the ...

These severe cold events occur when the polar jet stream – the familiar jet stream of winter that runs along the boundary ...

Extreme cold and snow smacked the Gulf Coast states this week, but the polar vortex may not be to blame.

Scientists are scrambling to understand how climate change may be interfering with the winds that carry our weather, with ...

The unseasonable chill that has swept through the eastern half of the US defies last year's mild winters and the South's ...

You’ve probably heard about the Polar Vortex in the news over the past few years and know that it is associated with very ...

When there are disturbances in which the Jet Stream weakens, it can become wobbly. This allows the cold air to plunge southwards. A disrupted polar vortex does not happen every year. Very much so what ...