The mechanism involves atmospheric waves that bounce between the upper atmosphere and ground level, amplifying weather ...

This winter, with record snow in New Orleans and drought and destructive wildfires in Southern California, has not been normal.

The condition of the polar vortex influences everyday weather around the globe. Scientist issue warning about concerning ...

The polar vortex that has dealt the most brutal winter to much of the US in recent years is about to be broken down – but not before unleashing a late-season cold and the biggest yet.

This phenomenon has also already struck Europe and China this summer, leading to the temporary closure of the Eiffel Tower and worries about wilting rice crops, respectively ...

Three factors are combining to increase the likelihood of a weaker polar vortex this winter, the website reports. And a ...

There are more ways than we knew for the stratospheric polar vortex to get disrupted, shooting cold air southwards across ...

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