Polar vortex impact explained: Why Maine experienced extreme temps this week
When there are disturbances in which the Jet Stream weakens, it can become wobbly. This allows the cold air to plunge southwards. A disrupted polar vortex does not happen every year. Very much so what ...
CNET on MSN1d
Did the Polar Vortex Cause the US Arctic Blast That Brought Snow to Florida?
It's like "bomb cyclone" or "firenado." It seems like the sort of phenomenon that would be responsible for the ...
KIMT2d
The science behind the polar vortex
This cold was certainly extraordinary, but the polar vortex event of January 2019 brought life in the northern and central United States to a frozen halt. At that time in our area, the coldest actual ...
Powerful polar vortex in the stratosphere brings frigid temperatures to US
A strong polar vortex in the stratosphere has brought subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the ...
Millions bracing for plummeting temperatures, winter storms
Residents across the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine are bracing for dangerously low temperatures as tens of millions of residents along the East Coast contend ...
A polar vortex will bring brutally cold temperatures and an arctic blast to much of the U.S. next week
Snow and winds are likely to trigger flight cancellations and cause headaches for people traveling to DC for Inauguration Day.
How climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex
These severe cold events occur when the polar jet stream – the familiar jet stream of winter that runs along the boundary ...