Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...

Zoom in: The polar vortex is an area of low pressure that ... also tends to favor unusually cold conditions in northern Europe. The Greenland Block is combining with a high pressure area ...

A polar vortex is currently hitting the United States, with schools closed in many areas and at least four deaths caused by ...

The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole. People in the US, Europe, and Asia experience its intense cold when the vortex escapes and stretches south. Studies show a ...

With last week's freeze being the second time temperatures dipped below freezing this winter, many are wondering if this ...

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

Understanding the Polar Vortex The polar vortex is like a massive whirlpool of frigid air moving around our planet's poles.

The polar vortex spins anticlockwise around the North ... out of place and bring colder air down to many regions, including Europe and North Asia. “The change is warming higher latitudes and ...

It's a term you hear every couple of winters, when we get stuck in the coldest of cold patterns – polar vortex. But what exactly is it and how does it impact our weather? The polar vortex is ...

Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...

The polar vortex is a gigantic circular upper-air ... bringing unusually cold weather into the U.S., Europe and Asia. The images below show how the influence of climate change from as far ...