The polar vortex is a prominent feature of Earth's atmosphere that describes the high-altitude winds that blow around the ...

The polar vortex circling the Arctic is swirling in the wrong direction after surprise warming in Earth's atmosphere ...

The polar vortex is an area of low pressure and cold air that encircles both the Earth’s polar regions, according to the National Weather Service ... similar to a person cleaning a swimming pool by ...

Advertisement Advertisement 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 ...

A ‘collapse,’ on the other hand, happens when the layer between six and 31 miles above the Earth’s surface ... The February polar vortex collapse already brought about a severe wave of winter storms ...