A new study published in Communications Earth & Environment gives possible insight into the underprediction of sea ice ...

A strong, stable vortex is like a skater spinning with their arms tucked closely in, holding in an area of cold air over the Arctic. But when there’s a wobble in the rotation, winds in the vortex can ...

The D.C. area is wrapped up in a polar vortex, and this cold weather can wreak havoc on your plumbing if you’re unprepared. These extremely cold temperatures can freeze and burst a water pipe in ...

The system, known as a polar ... mid-latitudes can trigger an outbreak of arctic air over the United States weeks to months later. Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them. Polar ...

But is Wisconsin in a polar vortex? And what is a polar vortex anyways? Here's what to know. What is a polar vortex? A polar vortex is a low pressure area where air swirls counterclockwise keeping ...

A dangerous and potentially life-threatening stretch of cold weather has much of the U.S. on alert as a lobe of the polar vortex invades ... in New England and the mid-Atlantic, with the 20s ...

According to the NWS, the Arctic polar vortex is a powerful band of west-to ... the teens and 20s for New England and the Mid-Atlantic; and the 20s and 30s for the Great Basin, southern Plains ...

MID-MICHIGAN (WJRT) - Several senior centers, churches and community centers across Mid-Michigan will be open this week for people who need to warm up. High temperatures are forecast in the single ...

A polar vortex will plunge the GTA into a deep freeze until Wednesday, Environment Canada says. "Be prepared for very cold conditions. Temperatures may be colder than those that have been seen the ...

This Arctic blast is thanks to a polar vortex. "We live on this big blue ... slide off the North Pole and it moves into the mid-latitudes, the Great Lakes region, the Upper Midwest.