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

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.

The Polar Vortex in the upper atmosphere has disintegrated after the intense warming of the stratosphere in mid-March.

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

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

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

Now, experts have discovered that the cluster was connected to stronger winds in the Arctic stratosphere ... was an extremely strong stratospheric polar vortex (SPV) – a large spinning mass ...

Colorado could see more frequent and intense temperature swings, in part due to climate change. DENVER — Colorado is no ...

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 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 ...

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 polar vortex is a gigantic ... in the winter and usually tends to keep the coldest weather bottled up in the Arctic. However, a disruption in the vortex – known as "sudden stratospheric ...