How climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex
These severe cold events occur when the polar jet stream – the familiar jet stream of winter that runs along the boundary ...
What is a polar vortex? And what does it mean for New England next week?
The mere mention of the term "polar vortex" can set your head spinning (and maybe eyes rolling). It’s got to be clickbait, ...
Ask the Meteorologist: What is the polar vortex, and why do we care?
Stable polar vortex: When the stratosphere over the Arctic is cold, it's considered stable. The wind around the polar vortex ...
US braces for freezing weather fueled by polar vortex
Americans were bracing Thursday for frigid temperatures that forecasters said could produce life-threatening conditions, with ...
Map Shows Coldest Places in US as Polar Vortex Descends
According to the NWS, the Arctic polar vortex is a powerful band of west-to-east winds that develops in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 miles above the North Pole, during the winter season. It is ...
‘Polar vortex’ forces Trump 2.0 inauguration indoors as weathermen predict ‘dangerous cold climes’
Polar vortex brings frigid air to US, making Trump's inauguration coldest in 40 years, moved indoors due to cold.
Polar Vortex is back in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky but what is it?
As more Arctic air masses flow into the WOWK-TV region, you have undoubtedly heard the term “Polar Vortex” brought up in the ...
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Polar Vortex And Polar Jet Stream: What's Behind The Freezing Weather In The US?
The polar vortex is a low-pressure system of cold air that swirls above Earth’s poles. There’s one over the South Pole in ...
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What’s behind the polar vortex plunge that’s chilling the nation?
Some experts say the Frigid air that normally stays trapped in the Arctic escaping is happening more frequently because of a ...