Brutal string of winter storms in 2022 was due to polar vortex, scientists reveal - This discovery could help forecasters ...

Scientists say a "swirling polar vortex" miles above the Earth caused three deadly storms in the UK and Ireland, which ...

Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland were made more likely by an intense ...

A polar vortex collapse could bring cold weather to the UK later this month, the Met Office has warned. The weather forecaster said there is a 70% chance of a sudden stratospheric warming (SSW ...

Is this anything to do with the Polar Vortex? Actually no - despite what some reports are suggesting. The drop in temperatures this week is due to change in wind direction. So what is the Polar ...

The Met Office says the UK is highly likely to see a polar vortex collapse in March - the weather phenomenon responsible for 2018’s ‘Beast from the East’. A sudden stratospheric warming (SSW ...

There’s also an 80% chance that a polar vortex could collapse later this month, forecasters said, bringing wintry conditions. Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Chris Bulmer said ...

Such events can cause the polar vortex to destabilise, allowing the frigid air normally confined to the Arctic to spread further south, bringing snow, ice, and freezing temperatures. A similar ...

Article continues below This phenomenon is characterised by a reversal of winds, the stratosphere polar vortex, high up in the stratosphere. These winds are currently weakening rapidly.

The polar vortex is a part of Earth's atmosphere that is found over the North Pole. Strong winds typically keep the vortex locked in place, but periodically, changes in the weather can cause the ...

The SSW is linked to Polar Vortex Collapse - and is the rare system that was responsible for the Beast from the East in 2018. Seven years ago an SSW created weather that left the UK snowed in for ...