Polar vortex maps show where arctic blast is set to freeze the U.S. as far as the Deep South
A polar vortex dipping down from Siberia is bringing a cold front with frigid temperatures to millions Americans. See maps of ...
Another polar vortex is coming in January 2025: What causes this weather phenomenon
Imagine the polar vortex as a giant, icy whirlpool far above the Earth, keeping frigid Arctic air contained near the north ...
How climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex
These severe cold events occur when the polar jet stream – the familiar jet stream of winter that runs along the boundary ...
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Is a broken jet stream causing extreme weather that lasts longer?
Scientists are scrambling to understand how climate change may be interfering with the winds that carry our weather, with ...
A polar vortex has brought arctic air to the U.S. including DC area
WASHINGTON — Get ready for extreme cold weather in D.C. and most of the U.S. over the next few days. The polar vortex has ...
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Rain, snow coming to US soon. What will Arctic blast from polar vortex bring Mississippi?
polar air comes south sometimes where the polar jet stream wanders. As they describe it, the polar vortex circles the ...
High pressure and polar air: The science behind our shivering cold snaps
The unseasonable chill that has swept through the eastern half of the US defies last year's mild winters and the South's ...
Astronomers detect ferocious jet-stream winds on alien planet
In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 275 miles (442 km) ...
Wisconsinites woke up to bitter cold weather, schools closed. Is a polar vortex to blame?
Like much of the U.S., Wisconsinites woke up Tuesday morning to bitter cold conditions. Many schools and colleges throughout ...