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

A strong polar vortex in the stratosphere has brought subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the South.

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

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 ...

One of the key players in these dramatic shifts is something called the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a massive area of cold air located high in the atmosphere, typically spinning over the ...

That led to Cincinnati dealing with its longest stretch of 6 inches or more of snow on the ground in 15 years. Up next: another visit from the polar vortex. An Arctic air mass plunges into the ...

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