The Arctic polar vortex is a circle of strong, cold winds that picks up every winter over the North Pole. The vortex is always present, but it strengthens in the winter due to a redistribution of ...

Several days with temperatures of 10-20 degrees below the historical average could be dangerous to plants and ruin outdoor ...

Devastating winter storms that led to deaths and power outages across the UK and Ireland were driven by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, scientists have revealed.

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

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

The Polar Vortex's collapse will cause a major Arctic blast from central Canada into the Northeast United States, even if a progressive and dynamic weather pattern will persist across North ...

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

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.

A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe.

A team of researchers from the Met Office and the University of Leeds has pinpointed a new reason for winter storm clusters, such as the trio named Dudley, Eunice and Franklin, which took place within ...