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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

We start the following work week with a polar vortex. This will bring in unseasonably cold air to the region and wind chill ...

The first is the polar jet stream, a huge current of air that circles the globe between 50 and 60 degrees north latitude within the low-altitude troposphere, the same layer of atmosphere where ...

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

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