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 ...

Greenland appointed its first Arctic ambassador on Friday, pledging to promote sustainable economic development for indigenous people and advance green energy transitions for polar communities as ...

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 ...