As the National Weather Service explains, the polar vortex is an area of low pressure and cold air that exists over both of ...
While cold temperatures and snow are not at all unexpected in many parts of the world, they are quite rare in others. In ...
and the two US Polar Orbiter (POES) satellites. POES satellites orbit the earth 14 times each day at an altitude of approximately 520 miles (870 km). As each orbit is made the satellite can view a ...
The seemingly imminent polar vortex collapse will result in arctic air being released into North America, marking the second ...
A polar vortex collapse is predicted to hit over the coming weeks, resulting in severe winter weather and travel disruptions throughout North America. Parts of the US and Canada are predicted to see ...
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) will begin building a new massive icebreaker in fiscal 2021 to conduct research in the north polar region. It comes as Arctic ...