The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of the Earth’s poles. It ALWAYS exists near ...

A 2025 satellite image shows a series of ghostly ice swirls sculpted on the surface of Lake Michigan by strong winds during ...

A rare and exceptionally early disruption of the polar vortex is sending brutally cold air across much of the United States, marking one of the earliest notable polar vortex disruptions observed since ...

In this video, we explore the chilling effects of the polar vortex and what it could mean for Earth in the next decade. Just like the Night King in Game of Thrones, a powerful icy force is lurking to ...

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. When you ...

Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, say scientists. Powerful winter ...

What the swirling storms on alien worlds can tell us about the climate on Earth. Damond Benningfield A somewhat alarming new phrase entered the American lexicon when parts of the United States were ...