As the National Weather Service explains, the polar vortex is an area of low pressure and cold air that exists over both of Earth’s poles 10 to 30 miles above the surface. The term vortex is used to ...

While cold temperatures and snow are not at all unexpected in many parts of the world, they are quite rare in others. In ...

Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland were made more likely by an intense ...

Scientists have issued a warning to weather forecasters about a weather phenomenon that increases the risk of "damaging ...

Millions of Americans were hit with blustery blizzards last month when a polar vortex collapse ushered in below freezing temperatures across much of North America ...

Meteorologists also project a few rainy days ahead, which should aid in relieving areas of New England experiencing weak to ...

It may also impact the UK and Europe. A polar vortex collapse occurs when the layer between 10 and 50km above Earth’s surface warms up to 50 degrees in just two days - known as sudden ...

Researchers says the finding could help forecasters identify any increased risk of storm clusters up to a month before they ...

The storms were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, say scientists.

Scientists say a "swirling polar vortex" miles above the Earth caused three deadly storms in the UK and Ireland, which ...

The UK has had its fair share of meteorological upheaval over the past few years. This year alone, we have experienced Arctic blasts, polar vortex collapses, and Storm Éowyn, which claimed lives and ...