When the polar vortex stretches, North America feels the chill. New research reveals some of the stratospheric patterns ...

The Polar Vortex,an atmospheric phenomenon that shapes our winter weather,has been gaining attention as it undergoes changes that could signal a shift in Earth's climate. This high-altitude, rotating ...

And while the polar vortex did not reach Houston or the state of Texas with this most recent freeze, it did help usher in even colder air to the Great Lakes and Northeast, as well as Canada ...

Two newly identified patterns in the stratospheric polar vortex can send cold air over North America to cause extreme cold snaps, but the parts of the country that suffer differ between them. Those ...

Strange things are happening in the sky above the Arctic — and they’re freezing the U.S. in unexpected ways. A new study reveals how shifting polar vortex patterns explain why parts of the country ...

A strong cold front or a polar vortex could plummet temperatures in Texas as an arctic blast makes it way through the country bringing snow, ice to some areas.

A weaker and more unstable polar vortex, on the other hand, weakens the jet stream, which allows cold air to escape from the Arctic region and descend upon the U.S. and Canada.

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Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. In a study appearing in Science Advances, researchers found that two specific patterns in the polar vortex, a ...