Scientists are scrambling to understand how climate change may be interfering with the winds that carry our weather, with ...

The polar dance that caused snow to fall across the South in January has been studied for decades, but scientists still hope ...

One of the most devastating (and hardest to mitigate) effects of climate change for the Northern Hemisphere is the slowing of ...

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

How the Polar Vortex Can Bring Arctic Blasts to the U.S. Vast weather patterns can carry blasts of frigid air far from the polar regions—here’s how it works ...

When meteorologists in North America mention “the jet stream,” they are usually referring ... also one in the same latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere). The Subtropical Jet Streams occur ...

Outbreaks from the Arctic will persist throughout the Northern Hemisphere in the upcoming decades ... tends to keep the coldest weather bottled up near the North Pole. The jet stream typically acts as ...