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

It’s been warmer in Alaska than in three dozen other states. If someone asked you, “Where can I go in the United States to ...

Florida farmers will fill 3 million fewer boxes of oranges this growing season than they projected to pre-Hurricane Milton, ...

Anytime we get an Arctic air blast down this far south, this is an artifact of the polar vortex rearing its ugly head,” said ...

Scientists say a warming planet may have been responsible for a winter storm that dropped 10 inches of snow on Northwest ...

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

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

Researchers have been trying to understand the effect of climate change on the intensity or frequency of colder temperatures due to the polar vortex. Some data suggests that climate change may be ...

The polar vortex can be disrupted by factors such as natural turbulence, high-latitude ocean warming, sea ice loss, sudden atmospheric warming, planetary waves and climate change, says the ...

This winter, it seems as if temperatures have been fluctuating more significantly. Over the past year, it seems as if severe weather events have been occurring more frequently as well. Answers as ...