Forecasters warn that a split polar vortex is set to bring a 'large supply of cold air' to North America in mid-February as a ...

Polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) are a significant phenomenon in the polar regions, particularly during the winter months. These clouds form at high altitudes in the stratosphere and play a ...

Temperatures are achingly cold in the stratosphere over the Arctic, which can only mean one thing: it's perfect conditions ...

Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...

The forecast for this week is pretty boring, and unchanging. In fact, I give you permission not to check Space City Weather ...

A strong polar vortex in the stratosphere has brought subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the South.

The United States has been experiencing severe winter storms ... There are two types of polar vortexes – tropospheric and stratospheric. The tropospheric polar vortex occurs at the lowest ...

Polar mesospheric ... phenomena and cloud formation emphasizes the intricate dynamics at play in the upper atmosphere. Recent balloon-borne experiments, such as the Stratospheric Observations ...

However, when the stratospheric polar vortex weakens ... No conspiracy, no cloud seeding, no planned effort, just good ol’ fashioned winter, like it used to be. So, while the headlines will ...

The polar vortex is a gigantic circular upper-air weather pattern in the Arctic that envelops the North Pole. It's a normal pattern that is stronger in the winter and tends to keep the coldest ...