Doug Belkin covers higher education and national news out of the Chicago bureau of The Wall Street Journal.

Chinese researchers traced 2023 Icelandic volcanic emissions to Arctic smog, showing 80% of Ny-Ålesund’s sulfur dioxide came from the eruption. A research team led by Professors Si Fuqi and Yuhan Luo ...

Lightning near the North Pole reveals dramatic climate changes as Arctic temperatures rise and storms intensify.

A new study led by Jochen Knies from the iC3 Polar Research Hub has found worrying signs that climate change may be ...

The warming hole might be a sign that Atlantic Ocean currents are slowing down. This network of currents regulates Earth's ...

Space exploration missions have revealed that polar vortices aren’t uncommon beyond Earth. They’ve been observed throughout ...

A rare and abrupt disruption in the Arctic polar vortex is expected to impact spring temperatures across Europe and parts of ...

A significant disruption to the polar vortex over far Northern Canada will keep the pattern’s influence locked in our neck of the woods like a houseguest overstaying their welcome.

DON’T MISS: This is what La Niña's demise could mean for Canada The polar vortex is an ever-present circulation of upper-level winds spiralling around the Arctic, strengthening in the winter ...

The Old Farmers Almanac has predicted the last frost dates across the U.S. for 2025 -- and some in the Chicago area might be ...

When the polar vortex begins to wobble and allows arctic air to spill south into northern Illinois in January, we usually end up with dangerously-cold air around Chicago. When it happens in April ...

The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding the Earth’s poles. In winter, it can expand and push cold air south into Canada. When this happens, Canadian cities can ...