The term “polar vortex” might conjure images of mythical icy storms swirling through the North Pole but in reality it’s a ...

which can reach 560 mph (900 kph), at the planet's south pole and which are consistent with the existence of a polar vortex there. However, Voyager 2 did not get a view of the planet's north pole ...

The polar vortex is like a giant, swirling pool of super-cold air in the upper atmosphere over the North Pole. Imagine it like a children's spinning top. When the top is spinning fast and steady ...

A major disruption to the Arctic polar vortex has bumped the ring of wind that circles the North Pole off its perch and towards Europe, a new animation shows. The migration could trigger colder ...

which can reach 560 mph (900 kph), at the planet's south pole and which are consistent with the existence of a polar vortex there. However, Voyager 2 did not get a view of the planet's north pole ...

Inside a disruption of the polar vortex and the chance it happens There are actually two polar vortexes over the North Pole at any given time — a meandering, wavy one in the troposphere ...

Much of the country will be hit with extreme low temperatures over the next week as a polar vortex sends cold air down from the North Pole. Real feel temperatures throughout the northeast ...

The polar vortex is a massive area of cold air located high in the atmosphere, typically spinning over the north pole. Imagine it as a giant, icy whirlpool far above the Earth, keeping frigid ...

The term “polar vortex” usually refers to the gigantic ... and keeps some of the coldest weather bottled up near the North Pole. But at times some of the vortex can break off or move south ...