A polar vortex has brought arctic air to the U.S. including DC area
WASHINGTON — We are in the middle of a blast of extreme cold weather in D.C. The polar vortex has shifted, spilling cold air ...
WWNO1d
New Orleans' record snow was fueled by the polar vortex. Did climate change play a role?
Anytime we get an Arctic air blast down this far south, this is an artifact of the polar vortex rearing its ugly head,” said ...
USA Today3d
Powerful polar vortex in the stratosphere brings frigid temperatures to US
The system, known as a polar vortex, is forecast to bring subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the South. And it looks as if we may get more arctic blasts in the coming ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel3d
Wisconsinites woke up to bitter cold weather, schools closed. Is a polar vortex to blame?
But is Wisconsin in a polar vortex? And what is a polar vortex anyways? Here's what to know. What is a polar vortex? A polar vortex is a low pressure area where air swirls counterclockwise keeping ...
The Washington Post8d
120 million people could experience subzero temps soon. Where the cold will be worst.
Much of the country is in for widespread and dangerously cold temperatures beginning this weekend — and lasting through much of next week — as a lobe of the polar vortex over northern ...
Detroit Free Press10d
Louisiana to get cold wave this weekend. Why is the polar vortex to blame?
Answers as to why these strange temperatures and weather events are prevalent may be found in the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of ...
Polar vortex to blast millions across US with life-threatening cold next week: 'There’s no escaping this'
Most of the U.S. will enjoy milder temperatures on Thursday, but the warmup will be brief as a polar vortex will send ...
New York Post9d
Polar vortex to blast US with freezing temperatures: ‘There’s no escaping this’
Most of the US will enjoy milder temperatures on Thursday, but the warmup will be brief as a polar vortex will send temperatures tumbling below freezing for most of the nation starting this ...