Intense snowy wintry weather in the US has been fuelled by activity of the polar vortex, slipping down to engulf large parts of the country. Early January's winter storm prompted seven states to ...

There is even a polar vortex on our sun. So, when you hear about the polar vortex acting up, get ready to layer up and brace yourself for some possible serious winter weather.

Here's how the polar vortex, and climate change, influence extremely cold winter weather in the US ... However, warming in the upper layers of the atmosphere can potentially strengthen the ...

The blast of cold that fueled record snowfall across Gulf Coast beaches last week was just the latest to transport frigid air that normally swirls above the North Pole to places much farther south ...

Kidd explains the polar vortex is a large area of cold air and low pressure that lives over the North Pole, weakening in the summer and strengthening in the winter. In the winter, the polar vortex ...

Most of the US will enjoy milder temperatures on Thursday, but the warmup will be brief as a polar vortex will send temperatures ... that adds a whole other layer to this,” Merwin said.

dress warmly and wear layers if they do, making sure not to leave their skin exposed. A polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air which spins over the North and South poles ...

A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of the continental ... and 60s and 70s in the Desert Southwest. Winter storm warnings have been issued in New York Sunday afternoon into Sunday night ...

The polar vortex is a massive area of ... and leave us scrambling for extra layers. So, the next time you’re shivering through a frigid winter day, you can thank — or blame — the polar ...

That frigid feature is the polar vortex, a critical piece of our wintry puzzle that plays a starring role in the heart of winter weather forecasts—and even larger-than-life winter weather myths. DON'T ...

The vortex is located in the stratosphere, the layer above the troposphere (the troposphere is where we live and most weather occurs). In the winter, the polar vortex helps keep frigid ...