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

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

There is a sudden warming about to happen high up in the atmosphere. This warming will affect the Polar Vortex. The Polar Vortex is a fast-spinning circular motion usually located about 50,000 ...

The cause of the week-long deep freeze? A polar vortex collapse. Now, meteorologists are calling for another collapse in the middle of March, one that could plunge the U.S., Canada, and parts of ...

February 2022 was also characterized by an extremely strong stratospheric polar vortex—a large spinning mass of cold air in ...

While many are surely glad to bid farewell to Old Man Winter, a string of disruptions to the polar vortex means that the Northeast may see some shots of cold air in the weeks ahead.

The polar vortex is a part of Earth's atmosphere that is found over the North Pole. Strong winds typically keep the vortex locked in place, but periodically, changes in the weather can cause the ...

Accuweather Senior Meteorologist Paul Pastelok says the March polar vortex disruption is one of the largest meteorologists have seen in a long time. A polar vortex is a large area of low pressure ...

The Met Office says the UK is highly likely to see a polar vortex collapse in March - the weather phenomenon responsible for 2018’s ‘Beast from the East’. A sudden stratospheric warming (SSW ...

What is the polar vortex? The polar vortex is a part of Earth's atmosphere that is found over the North Pole. Strong winds typically keep the vortex locked in place, but periodically, changes in ...