Two newly identified patterns in the stratospheric polar vortex can send cold air over North America to cause extreme cold ...

One new study identifies a 17 percent increase in the destructive potential of the strongest nor’easters, while another ...

A severe blizzard moved in with little warning, bringing high winds and zero visibility. This was the crew’s first exposure to a true winter storm while living aboard in one of the harshest maritime ...

Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. -- and this study explains why. Researchers ...

Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. In a study appearing in Science Advances, ...

Three factors are combining to increase the likelihood of a weaker polar vortex this winter, the website reports. And a ...

The Arctic is no longer frozen in time. Ice is melting. Tensions are rising. And the world’s biggest powers are locking horns ...

For several months in winter, the Arctic is in perpetual darkness, or polar night. "It's really a black and white world, where you see some gray shades of things.

News; Weather; Winter sea ice in the Arctic just hit a record low March 28, 2025 Updated Fri., March 28, 2025 at 6:53 p.m. A polar bear swims in icy water near Svalbard, Norway, at the convergence ...

An arctic air mass settled over New York City and much of the country Sunday evening, bringing a deep freeze and the chance of more snow than the city has seen in three years.

Winter is set to arrive with a vengeance this weekend with Arctic temperatures setting in on Saturday’s solstice, though a light dusting of snow might pretty up New York City.