According to the NWS, the Arctic polar vortex is a powerful band of west-to-east winds that develops in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 miles above the North Pole, during the winter season. It is ...

A polar vortex dipping down from Siberia will bring a cold front with frigid temperatures to nearly 300 million Americans.

Svalbard’s glaciers have lost over 500 square miles since 1985, with 91% in retreat. Warming air and ocean currents ...

A new blast of Arctic air sweeping from north to south will bring bone-chilling temperatures to millions of Americans this weekend and next week.

New research reveals the Arctic is changing fast as permafrost regions are warming, forests are stressed, and flooding is ...

A large part of the U.S. is getting hit with another Arctic blast, adding to an already cold January 2025. Forecasters expect ...

The Met Office has warned a blast of cold air from Europe could "increase the chance" of snowfall as we approach the end of ...

Snow and winds are likely to trigger flight cancellations and cause headaches for people traveling to DC for Inauguration Day ...

Arctic air continues moving into the area ... making Tuesday an impact day.The cold weather will persist into Wednesday, with a high of only 17 degrees, before temperatures begin to rise, reaching ...

Texas also faces the effects of the arctic blast. According to ERCOT, there will be a higher demand for electricity use this week. Here's what that means for Texans: ERCOT announces a weather watch to ...

UN leaders and climate scientists blame global heating for a string of devastating floods, fires, heatwaves and hurricanes across the world in 2024. Serbia was not spared, enduring a series of ...

UK residents are being warned to keep their heating on as a weekend of arctic weather approaches. The country is bracing for the coldest winter temperatures so far with some areas expected to see ...