Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center ...

Clusters of powerful winter storms which bring major impacts to the UK were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, say scientists.

Above latest documentary on Beto Pandiani & Igor Bely Northwest Passage ‘Rota Polar’ (Polar Route ... which is a route between a group of islands north of the American continent, in this case, above ...

The polar vortex could ... can cause the vortex to wobble and even separate into pieces, which results in waves of frigid Arctic air being ushered southward across North America, Europe, and ...

This vortex consists of powerful westerly winds in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 miles above the North Pole ... vortex may slow or “wobble.” In these events, the polar jet stream, which ...

NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, March 7 ... As part of its fleet renewal plan, the CCG is acquiring 2 polar icebreakers. The other polar icebreaker is being built by Chantier Davie Canada Inc. These vessels will ...

It is typically held in place by strong winds, but occasionally, these winds weaken, allowing the vortex to wobble or even ... that confine the polar vortex. This will cause the vortex to shift, ...

The polar vortex is a part of Earth's atmosphere that is found over the North Pole. Strong winds typically ... changes in the weather can cause the vortex to wobble and even separate into pieces ...

“The polar vortex has been particularly strong and stable the past few weeks. That has kept the coldest of Arctic air largely confined to the North Pole,” says Mike Bettes, meteorologist with the ...