Rising Arctic temperatures and melting sea ice could be causing cold air to flow into the Northern Hemisphere. But not all ...

Tens of millions of people are in the path of a major winter storm. Federal cuts threaten efforts to understand the causes of such weather.

An unusually brutal winter storm is set to pummel more than 160 million Americans from Friday, as a stretched "polar vortex" ...

The sudden blast may come as a shock to many Americans after a mostly mild start to winter, but that warmth may be partly ...

Across the United States, winter storms are colliding with a warmer atmosphere and a disrupted Arctic, turning familiar ...

A severe winter storm in January 2026, impacting the U.S. from Texas to New England, highlights the dynamic role of the stratospheric polar vortex. Despite global warming, intense winter storms ...

The North Pole is surrounded by a massive circular upper-air weather phenomenon in the Arctic called the polar vortex. It is ...

Meteorologists warn that a stretched polar vortex could bring severe winter weather to much of the United States.

The term "polar vortex" has gained popularity in recent years, but the phenomenon itself is not new. According to the U.S. National Weather Service, the polar vortex refers to the counterclockwise ...

Around 17 states witnessed snowfall, with more than a foot of accumulation in some areas. The deep freeze strained energy supplies in some states, and the National Weather Service predicted widespread ...

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