Brace yourselves; winter is coming. "Polar vortex" may have been the weather catchphrase of last winter, but it's coming back and it's bringing snow and freezing temperatures along with it. While it ...

The term “polar vortex” usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region. It is a ...

The coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy exclamation point on America’s winter of repeated polar vortex invasions, meteorologists warn. And it will stay frozen there all ...

The snow-covered Peace Monument outside the Capitol on Feb. 12. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) On the heels of successive winter storms that brought heavy snow and ice to a wide swath of the United States, ...

The polar vortex is one of Earth’s most powerful climate systems and scientists believe it may be collapsing. This could trigger extreme weather shifts and possibly even a new ice age. In this video, ...

This is what a split in the polar vortex looks like! Highlighted by the red boxes, you can see two distinct circulation centers, versus strictly one. This allows for cold air to flood southward into ...

Lisa Muscat carries her dog Zoey to safety after a water main break in Detroit caused massive flooding, triggering evacuations, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (Andy Morrison/Detroit News via AP) The term ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The term “polar vortex” usually refers to ...