Brits could face several inches of snow in the coming days according to shocking new weather maps, with forecasters also ...

It is closely related to the polar jet stream, a strong wind current that forms at the boundary of the polar vortex. Together, these forces help to trap cold air around the poles. However ...

The polar vortex is expected to remain on the Canadian side of the North Pole, which will keep an abundant supply of Arctic ...

As the Arctic rapidly warms, the temperature difference between the polar region and lower latitudes decreases, which weakens ...

A polar vortex dipping down from Siberia is bringing a cold front with frigid temperatures to millions Americans. See maps of ...

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

How the Polar Vortex Can Bring Arctic Blasts to the U.S. Vast weather patterns can carry blasts of frigid air far from the ...

Ranked dead last, or perhaps not mentioned at all, would probably be the only state that sits partly within the Arctic Circle ...

But here’s where things get interesting: the polar vortex’s behavior is closely tied to the jet stream, a fast-moving river of air that flows high above the Earth. The jet stream acts like a ...

With last week's freeze being the second time temperatures dipped below freezing this winter, many are wondering if this ...

The polar vortex is a gigantic circular upper-air weather pattern in the Arctic that envelops the North Pole. It's a normal ...