This Week,” or “150 MILLION People in the Path of the Polar Vortex,” remember that while it’s true, it’s also not unusual. (And it probably could be less sensational.) ...

Definition: The polar vortex is a flow of wind aloft that is always present above the cold, North and South Pole areas. In the Northern Hemisphere this results in a counter-clockwise flow of air ...

A polar vortex collapse. Now, meteorologists are calling for another collapse in the middle of March, one that could plunge the U.S., Canada, and parts of Europe into a bitterly cold spell just ...

The polar vortex is a band of frigid air that circulates tightly around the North Pole. It occasionally weakens, allowing Arctic air to drift down into other regions of the world, including the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The polar vortex hit its peak across much of America on Wednesday, with an icy grip that made Arctic Greenland seem like a toasty vacation spot in comparison. Even Mars has ...

Wood said there are some similar characteristics to a polar vortex, "but it's not a slam dunk example." The jet stream did push in the cold air mass from northern Canada, like a polar vortex would ...

These polar vortex stretches are happening more frequently as the world — and especially the Arctic — warms, a 2021 paper published in the journal Science, also co-authored by Cohen, demonstrated.

The vortex usually disappears in April. The polar vortex circles above the Arctic in a higher layer of atmosphere, known as the stratosphere, between 10 to 30 miles above the surface.

FARGO — The Polar Vortex has become a favorite winter weather buzzword in recent years, despite the fact that only serious meteorologists actually know what it is. The Polar Vortex is not the ...