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A lobe of the polar vortex, a ring of freezing air typically found near the North Pole, will once again move into the central ...

There’s hope that the deep freeze enveloping southeast Michigan –—and much of the country — will begin to thaw next week, but ...

If you're brave enough to take the wintry swim, dust off your bathing suit and find your flip-flops because the 21st annual ...

The coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy exclamation point on America’s winter of repeated polar ...

This experiment showed that the ice adhesion of unwashed polar bear fur is exceptionally low. While the often-accepted ...

Elsewhere, heavy snow is expected to blanket much of New England ... US meteorologists expect the country to experience its 10th and coldest polar vortex event this season, with the northern ...

The Oregon Zoo took video of a few of its animals enjoying the snow on Thursday, including polar bears, otters, and a seal. Portland got 1.7 inches of snow on Thursday, according to the National ...

(AP) - The coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy exclamation point on America’s winter of repeated polar vortex ... This winter, with record snow in New Orleans and ...

New York could see the “snowiest” storm of the season this week as biting-cold temperatures sweep across the nation, ushering in a frigid polar vortex ... state area with snow Thursday morning.

THAT’S A LOT. IT’S HEAVY. HEAVY SNOW. THE ROAD CREWS JUST COULDN’T KEEP UP WITH IT AT THE TIME. I THINK THAT’S GOING TO BE THE BIG GAME CHANGER WITH THE FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.