There are more ways than we knew for the stratospheric polar vortex to get disrupted, shooting cold air southwards across ...

Scientist monitoring both the polar vortex above the Arctic and the polar vortex over Antarctic, which has shown a substantial disruption, leading to climate changes around the globe.

The Antarctic ozone hole usually starts forming in early August, but rare warming events and a strangely elongated polar vortex this year may have delayed its arrival.

Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. In a study appearing in Science Advances, ...

Weather The polar vortex: What to know about the weather feature responsible for the arctic blast Published: Jan. 04, 2025, 5:00 p.m.

Instead of circulating the South Pole, the polar vortex becomes elongated and winds weaken; the weakening winds result in considerable stratospheric warming over Antarctica.

When the polar vortex becomes more stretched out, the winds decrease, leading to significant warming in the stratosphere over the Antarctic region.

The polar vortex is aways around - it just normally stays near the North Pole. But when it descends into our area, get ready for really cold weather.

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

The iceberg is larger than Rhode Island and is caught in a spinning ocean current, preventing it from traveling north and melting.