Powerful polar vortex in the stratosphere brings frigid temperatures to US
A strong polar vortex in the stratosphere has brought subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the ...
Polar vortex maps show where arctic blast is set to freeze the U.S. as far as the Deep South
A polar vortex dipping down from Siberia is bringing a cold front with frigid temperatures to millions Americans. See maps of ...
Worst winter storm in over 120 years for Gulf Coast States, why and how much snow
The amount of snow the Gulf Coast States received makes this weather system the worst winter storm in over 120 years. Before ...
Jet stream winds over 200 mph impact US flights
A jet stream of over 200 mph is impacting flights across the eastern United States. The impacts of this can be positive or ...
Louisiana just got its first-ever blizzard warning
Louisiana isn’t known for extreme cold weather—but that changed Tuesday, when the National Weather Service issued its ...
Why Is It So Cold in the South If the Planet Is Warming? Here’s What We Know.
A mass of air called the polar vortex has escaped the Arctic and plunged southward. Some scientists see the fingerprints of climate change.
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The science behind the polar vortex
This cold was certainly extraordinary, but the polar vortex event of January 2019 brought life in the northern and central United States to a frozen halt. At that time in our area, the coldest actual ...
What is the “polar vortex” and what impact does it bring?
Here in the lower Great Lakes Region, we are well-equipped to handle blasts of cold and snow. It’s when the polar vortex ...