As the National Weather Service explains, the polar vortex is an area of low pressure and cold air that exists over both of Earth’s poles 10 to 30 miles above the surface. The term vortex is used to ...

Understanding the polar vortex its causes and its intensification is key to grasping the broader impacts of climate change.

Severe Weather Europe reports that the latest disturbance in the polar vortex in mid-March initiated a series of large-scale ...

When the polar vortex collapsed in the middle of March, the planet's weather patterns were redrawn. That could mean snow for ...

A polar vortex collapse is expected over the next two weeks, causing extreme winter weather and travel disruption across North America. The weather phenomenon is expected to develop in mid-March, ...

The polar vortex has been “considerably stronger ... “There are multiple ways that human-caused climate change is having an influence on the jet stream, but it’s never clear which factor ...

Devastating winter storms that led to deaths and power outages across the UK and Ireland were driven by an intense swirling vortex of winds ... more pertinent with climate change, as there is ...

The weakened polar vortex disruption will bring pockets of cold weather to the east. Meteorologist don’t link the incoming colder weather to climate change. Pastelok explains that this year is ...

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

The Met Office says there is an 80 per cent chance of sudden stratospheric warming in March, which could bring severe and cold weather ...

The 2024-2025 Great Lakes ice season has seen near-normal ice cover, a change from recent years with record lows. Ice cover peaked in February at just over 50% due to a polar vortex. Climate ...

A polar vortex collapse ... in a collapse as early as next week and as late as early April. Whether climate change is playing a role in the twin collapses—with increasing global temperatures ...