The mechanism involves atmospheric waves that bounce between the upper atmosphere and ground level, amplifying weather patterns and making them more extreme. Scientists call this “stratospheric wave ...

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

The United States could be headed for some extreme weather this winter. That’s the early prediction from Severe Weather Europe, a website that tracks weather patterns around the globe. Three factors ...

The Founding Fathers who gathered in Philadelphia to adopt the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 picked a nice day ...

Since I began my column over 10 years ago in IFR Magazine, I’ve strived to write as though you’re with me in the weather operations center. During most of my Air Force career, I worked as an aviation ...

Scientists are warning that severe winter storms may become more frequent and intense in the coming years due to climate shifts, polar vortex disruptions, and changing ocean currents. As ...

Chain reaction could unleash cold polar vortex across United States through April Don't put away those coats just yet, weather forecasters tell North Americans ...

The polar vortex has taken on an unexpected pattern this winter - one that’s made part of the United States the most unusually cold place on the planet, at least so far this year. While the ...

The polar vortex has returned to the U.S., and frostbite-inducing temperatures are blasting millions of Americans.

More than 95 million people are facing gripping cold Tuesday as a polar vortex sends temperatures plunging to record levels, closing schools, bursting pipes and forcing communities to set up more t… ...

The term "polar vortex" usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region.

You might have heard the term “polar vortex” thrown around during the winter months, but what does it really mean and how does it affect us here in sunny Central Florida?