As we start off the year with a bitterly cold polar vortex, many of us on Long Island are keeping our eyes on three things: ...

The big winter weather challenge has now come and gone in the form of last week’s polar vortex. The Eastern railroads got ...

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

And if the polar vortex is to blame. First, a quick refresher on the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a region of very strong winds that form a circle around the North Pole. The vortex is located ...

If someone asked you, “Where can I go in the United States to escape the frigid air this January?” what would you say?

During January, Anchorage has had less snow than New Orleans and Pensacola ... Elsewhere, a displaced lobe of the polar vortex has brought an unrelenting chill to large parts of the contiguous ...

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

You also notice the end of the forecast indicates the polar vortex may be making another swipe at Michigan in mid-February. At that time of year it can still be a very cold outbreak. However it ...

Cold outbreaks - including an episode in January 2014 that brought the coldest winter in the Midwest in decades - introduced much of the public to the polar vortex. The phrase refers to a ...