The mechanism involves atmospheric waves that bounce between the upper atmosphere and ground level, amplifying weather patterns and making them more extreme. Scientists call this “stratospheric wave ...

Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. In a study appearing in Science Advances, ...

Her cross-country adventures prove that cats, dogs, and birds alike can enjoy life on the road if you know how to keep them comfy and happy. The lighthearted episode features Stinchfield speaking ...

Why has April in Chicago been cold so far? A big factor is the disruptions in the polar vortex, even as the “polar vortex season” is winding down, according to NBC 5 Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes.

How bad can the polar vortex get? The short answer is: pretty bad. The long answer is best seen in the preparations that communities across the nation are taking to get ready for an arctic cold ...

The United States has been at the epicenter of the planet’s most unusually cold conditions early in 2025. The polar vortex is to blame.

Polar vortex to bring frigid temperatures, snow and ice to millions of Americans About 60 million people are forecast to experience subzero temperatures. The polar vortex may also fuel yet another ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy exclamation point on America's winter of repeated polar vortex invasions, meteorologists warn. And it will ...

America is bracing for a brutal Arctic blast with dangerously low temperatures as a massive polar vortex smashes the country. Chicago alone could face -20 to -30-degree temperatures next week in a ...