Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years and that may explain why long-range computer forecasts ...

As the National Weather Service explains, the polar vortex is an area of low pressure and cold air that exists over both of Earth’s poles 10 to 30 miles above the surface.

The polar vortex has taken on an unexpected pattern this winter — one that’s made part of the United States the most unusually cold place on the planet, at least so far this year.

The polar vortex has taken on an unexpected pattern this winter - one that’s made part of the United States the most unusually cold place on the planet, at least so far this year.

Extreme Cold Warnings are covering large parts of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. The FOX Forecast Center warns parts of Texas could experience cold rivaling the infamous Texas freeze of 2021.

Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa will have "probably the most impressive" cold, with temperatures as much as 35 degrees (19 degrees Celsius) below what's normal for this time of year, said Zack ...

America is bracing for a brutal Arctic blast with dangerously low temperatures as a massive polar vortex smashes the country. Chicago alone could face -20 to -30-degree temperatures next week in a ...

Local Very cold weather is coming. US about to get 10th and chilliest polar vortex this winter By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer February 14, 2025 at 8:16 pm EST ...

This will be the 10th time this winter that the polar vortex — which keeps the coldest of Arctic air penned in at the top of the world — stretches like a rubber band to send some of that big ...