A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation ...

Several days with temperatures of 10-20 degrees below the historical average could be dangerous to plants and ruin outdoor ...

The Polar Vortex in the upper atmosphere has disintegrated after the intense warming of the stratosphere in mid-March.

On March 9, the polar vortex wobbled and then snapped back the other way as mighty winds, suddenly shifting from the west to the east - something that typically happens once a year - usually in the ...

Scientists say a "swirling polar vortex" miles above the Earth caused three deadly storms in the UK and Ireland, which brought severe flooding and record wind speeds. Four people lost their lives ...

"The large polar vortex disruption from the second week of March is playing a key role in next week’s eastern US cold snap," meteorologist Judah Cohen of Atmospheric and Environmental Research told ...

Scientists believe deadly Arctic winds were to blame for a series of savage storms that wreaked havoc in Britain over just a matter of days.

Scientists have issued a warning to weather forecasters about a weather phenomenon that increases the risk of "damaging storms" hitting the UK. The Met Office has revealed a new reason for why ...

Following a deadly and devastating week of weather across ... "now that the growing season has started." Experts say the polar vortex will play a role in next week's cold snap.