However, it's not all doom and gloom, with weather experts predicting that the record-breaking sunshine could persist for the ...

Scientists backed by UK government are exploring solar radiation modification to reflect sunlight and slow global warming, sparking debate over risks and regulation.

Geo-engineering experiments such as Solar Radiation Modificaton could be happening in the UK after major government funding ...

Previously this winter: Icy air has descended on the US. Is the polar vortex to blame? However, a disruption in the vortex – known as "sudden stratospheric warming" – back in mid-March will ...

“An intense stratospheric polar vortex can now be recognised as a warning to forecasters of increased risks of damaging storms. This was likely seen in the most recent winter, around the time of ...

An intense stratospheric polar vortex can now be recognised as a warning to forecasters of increased risks of damaging storms. 'This was likely seen in the most recent winter, around the time of ...

An AccuWeather graphic shows winter conditions in the U.S. during a strong polar vortex ... Pastelok shared that a sudden stratospheric warming took place in the Arctic which is causing a ...

The Met Office says the UK is highly likely to see a polar vortex collapse in March - the weather phenomenon responsible for 2018’s ‘Beast from the East’. A sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) was ...

When the Polar Vortex is disrupted and its circulation weakens, the cold air attached to the Polar Vortex can go on the move. A “Sudden Stratospheric Warming” or SSW is about to occur ...

A polar vortex collapse occurs when the layer between 10 and 50km above Earth’s surface warms up to 50 degrees in just two days - known as sudden stratospheric warming (SSW). This warming can ...

In scientific terms, it's called sudden stratospheric ... and Europe. A polar vortex collapse already took place in February, contributing to a wave of winter storms, particularly in Midwest ...

During the winter, the polar vortex can strengthen and weaken - and even reverse direction - which has effects on the weather in the UK and other countries such as the US. Sudden stratospheric warming ...