A rare and abrupt disruption in the Arctic polar vortex is expected to impact spring temperatures across Europe and parts of ...

Understanding the polar vortex its causes and its intensification is key to grasping the broader impacts of climate change.

On March 9, the polar vortex wobbled and then snapped back the other way as mighty winds, suddenly shifting from the west to the east - something that typically happens once a year - usually in the ...

A polar vortex collapse ... in a collapse as early as next week and as late as early April. Whether climate change is playing a role in the twin collapses—with increasing global temperatures ...

A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech ... such as the state of the stratospheric polar vortex that is potentially predictable several weeks in advance. “Being able to provide ...

Sudden stratospheric warming events usually come in two possible flavors in which the polar vortex either displaces off the pole or splits into two smaller vortexes. This particular event may be a ...

As of March 16, average ice cover across the lakes was roughly 13.5%. Lake Superior was at 9.2%, and Lake Michigan was at 10.7%.

A sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) was behind the bitter winter storm which struck Britain, bringing heavy snow, ice and strong winds and leading to 17 deaths across the UK. Forecasters believe ...

Scientists believe deadly Arctic winds were to blame for a series of savage storms that wreaked havoc in Britain over just a matter of days.

Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of ... more pertinent with climate change, as there is ...