According to scientists, this ambipolar electric field is thought to be just as crucial to Earth as both gravity and ...

While cold temperatures and snow are not at all unexpected in many parts of the world, they are quite rare in others. In ...

The polar vortex could be reversing in a sudden stratospheric warming event, with the potential to send Arctic air and storms to the central and eastern U.S.

Meteorologists also project a few rainy days ahead, which should aid in relieving areas of New England experiencing weak to ...

The polar vortex is a “constant feature” that begins to develop sometime in September and persists through sometime in spring ...

NOAA Climate.gov image, adapted from original by Laura Ciasto. This winter, the polar vortex winds have stayed consistently stronger than average, corresponding to anomalously low atmospheric ...

A rare 22 second wave period was detected off the coast of Sydney on Tuesday morning as an energetic swell reached the NSW ...

After the highest temperatures of the year were recorded at the weekend, chilly weather has returned to the UK. Temperatures dropped back near freezing overnight on Monday, with some rural areas of ...

Strong westerly winds banded together in the stratosphere of the North Pole are what make up the Arctic polar vortex, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The winds ...

The vortex's winds, existing high in the stratosphere, can exceed 155 mph. In essence, the polar vortex is a massive ball of rotating cold air influenced by the jet stream. A strong polar vortex ...

The polar vortex is a part of Earth's atmosphere that is found over the North Pole. Strong winds typically keep the vortex locked in place, but periodically, changes in the weather can cause the ...