SpaceX's mission to launch the first astronauts into polar orbit is quickly approaching.

A cold shower can range from 50 to 60 degrees (cold tap water is ~55°F, may be slightly colder in the winter), a polar plunge in icy water can reach temperatures just above freezing 35–40°F ...

Humanity's oldest and longest-running climate experiment, the International Polar Year (IPY), will run for the fifth time in history next decade, with IPY-5 planned for 2032–2033. IPY-5 could be ...

The National Science Foundation has fired workers at the office that manages polar research, raising fears about a reduced U.S. presence in two strategic regions. By Raymond Zhong Kelly Brunt wasn ...

The Met Office says the UK is highly likely to see a polar vortex collapse in March - the weather phenomenon responsible for 2018’s ‘Beast from the East’. A sudden stratospheric warming (SSW ...

The polar vortex is a part of Earth's atmosphere that is found over the North Pole. Strong winds typically keep the vortex locked in place, but periodically, changes in the weather can cause the ...

A group of polar bears huddle on the outskirts of Churchill, Canada, lingering at the edges of human civilisation as their icy habitat recedes. In Belfast, young people born after the Good Friday ...

There’s also an 80% chance that a polar vortex could collapse later this month, forecasters said, bringing wintry conditions. Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Chris Bulmer said ...

Article continues below The Met Office explained: “This phenomenon is characterised by a reversal of winds, the stratosphere polar vortex, high up in the stratosphere. These winds are currently ...

Such events can cause the polar vortex to destabilise, allowing the frigid air normally confined to the Arctic to spread further south, bringing snow, ice, and freezing temperatures. A similar ...

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Such a move could lead potentially to a quick decline of the polar vortex - a subject rarely discussed except when the weather gets bad. And now the Met Office has issued a statement on the ...