JERUSALEM, July 11 (Xinhua) -- An international research group has found that extreme cold snaps in the United States are driven by disruptions in a high-altitude Arctic air mass called the polar ...

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, ...

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

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

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While global temperatures are rising, climate change is paradoxically causing harsher and colder winters in many regions.

The polar vortex is Earth's frozen guardian—but that guardian is starting to fail. This video dives into the science behind ...

Every year, weather enthusiasts eagerly watch and wait for signs that the polar vortex, a mass of cold air spinning around the Arctic, might meander south, sending cold and snow into the lower ...

Charlottesville and much of central Virginia were under an extreme heat warning Tuesday, with temperatures predicted to stay ...

As we sweat away the summer, imagine walking out of 98-degree heat and into a 72-degree, climate-controlled ballpark to watch the Chicago White Sox play.

Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign a new package of property tax cuts that would offer relief to millions of Texas homeowners struggling with rising bills.