While cold temperatures and snow are not at all unexpected in many parts of the world, they are quite rare in others. In ...

The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the most prominent interannual climate variability signal, has been widely studied for its teleconnections with Antarctic sea ice variability. However, its ...

The polar vortex could bring a cold blast to millions across America in the second half of March, AccuWeather said in a media ...

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

This is when the stratosphere polar vortex wind reverses from westerly to easterly." "The stratosphere polar vortex is now weakening rapidly," it added. The polar vortex is a circulation of ...

A polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air which rotates around the North and South poles of the Earth and corresponds with the narrow bands of wind 8 to 11 kilometres above Earth’s ...

This is when the stratosphere polar vortex wind reverses from westerly to easterly.’ Typically, these events lead to colder weather, and could favour ‘blocked and slowly evolving’ weather patterns for ...

A weak storm brought light rain to parts of the Los Angeles region Sunday morning, with the potential for high winds and thunderstorms later in the day. Following a period of unseasonably warm ...

Strong westerly winds banded together in the stratosphere of the North Pole are what make up the Arctic polar vortex, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The winds ...

NOAA Climate.gov image, adapted from original by Laura Ciasto. This winter, the polar vortex winds have stayed consistently stronger than average, corresponding to anomalously low atmospheric ...

As the ice weakened, strong winds had an even stronger effect ... long-lasting air circulation patterns called tropopause polar vortices that appear months before cyclones. This, he said, may ...

GOSHEN, Ind. (WNDU) - An immigration rights rally drew well over a hundred residents to the Elkhart County Courthouse in Goshen. According to our reporting partners at The Goshen News, these local ...