Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...

It's a term you hear every couple of winters, when we get stuck in the coldest of cold patterns – polar vortex. But what exactly is it and how does it impact our weather? The polar vortex is ...

A polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air which spins over the North and South poles, according to a definition by the NWS. While the vortex is always present near the poles, it ...

Definition: The polar vortex is a flow of wind aloft that is always present above the cold, North and South Pole areas. In the Northern Hemisphere […] WOWK Charleston ...

The polar vortex is a long-established weather term, but as it has become mainstream, the public's understanding of it is somewhat different than its actual definition. The polar vortex is a large ...

Answers as to why these strange temperatures and weather events are prevalent may be found in the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of ...

And if the polar vortex is to blame. First, a quick refresher on the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a region of very strong winds that form a circle around the North Pole. The vortex is located ...

Americans have been warned to brace for more winter storms as Arctic winds are set to dump more ice and snow amid freezing temperatures.

Cold outbreaks - including an episode in January 2014 that brought the coldest winter in the Midwest in decades - introduced much of the public to the polar vortex. The phrase refers to a ...

A polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air which spins over the North and South poles, according to a definition by the NWS. While the vortex is always present near the poles ...