The cold snap coincided with rare January wildfires that were tearing through the Los Angeles area on Wednesday, forcing residents to flee from burning homes through flames, ferocious winds and ...

The polar vortex is a massive, swirling band of cold air that normally traps frigid temperatures around the Arctic. However, recent scientific studies show this vortex is weakening, which could ...

Chain reaction could unleash cold polar vortex across United States through April Don't put away those coats just yet, weather forecasters tell North Americans ...

A 'polar vortex collapse' is set to plunge the United States back into the frigid weather much of the country suffered through in February.

Harsh weather moved west as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains after winter storms pummeled the eastern U.S. over the weekend.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains after winter storms pummeled the eastern U.S. over the ...

Meteorologists said several states would experience the 10th and coldest polar vortex event this season.

In Philadelphia, football players for the Philadelphia Eagles made snow angels on the field before defeating the Los Angeles Rams.

These conditions are all thanks to a familiar sounding occurrence: the polar vortex, a large area of low pressure and cold air that surrounds the Earth's poles.