Why Polar Vortexes Are Becoming More Common Understanding the Polar Vortex The polar vortex is like a massive whirlpool of ...

However, Ol’ Man Winter has had other ideas. Instead of spinning his polar vortex in a nice tight loop around the North Pole (which keeps the cold air tightly-wound around the pole), he’s been doing a ...

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

Yes. Although this blast of Arctic air sweeping the nation has thrown Bostonians scrounging through closets to find hats, ...

Parts of the Gulf Coast measured a foot of snow on Tuesday. For many cities the totals obliterate long-standing snowfall ...

Unprecedented snowfall hits the U.S. South. Discover how this winter storm is setting new records and causing rare blizzard ...

Frigid air that normally stays trapped in the Arctic has escaped, plunging deep into the United States for an extended visit ...

Several Gulf states experienced a major snowstorm this week. Changes in global climate patterns can be connected to weird ...

Louisiana isn’t known for extreme cold weather—but that changed Tuesday, when the National Weather Service issued its ...

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

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend kept much of the country east of the Rockies ...

Staying warm and safe in Upstate New York is paramount at this time of year, as snow blankets the region and temperatures barely escape freezing. Na. . .