Warmth is weakening the polar vortex. Here’s what it means for extreme cold.
Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...
USA Today17d
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 ...
New York Post19d
Polar vortex leaves more than 30 states on alert for dangerously cold weather
A dangerous and potentially life-threatening stretch of cold weather has much of the U.S. on alert as a lobe of the polar vortex invades the nation and sends temperatures tumbling to levels not ...
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Polar vortex maps show where arctic blast is set to freeze the U.S. as far as the Deep South
However, a deep freeze, thanks to the polar vortex dipping down from Siberia, is bringing an even harsher arctic blast to million Americans this week. Maps show what to expect as the cold front ...
foxweather20d
Prolonged polar vortex grips much of US with brutal life-threatening wind chills likely in Midwest
A dangerous and potentially life-threatening stretch of cold weather has much of the U.S. on alert as a lobe of the polar vortex invades the nation and sends temperatures tumbling to levels not seen ...
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Where will it snow in the US? See where the polar vortex is set to make an icy impact
Editor's Note for Sat. Jan. 18: A polar vortex is set to impact much of the US. Click here for the latest update. A polar vortex is forecasted to blanket most of the continental United States in ...
Cleveland.com22d
Polar vortex heading to Northeast Ohio, bringing arctic temperatures with it
Much of the nation will be caught in the grip of extreme cold because of the destabilization of the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding the ...
New York Post23d
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 ...
Toronto Star23d
A polar vortex will plunge the Toronto-area to the lowest temperatures so far this winter. Here’s what to expect
What’s shaping up to be the most expansive polar vortex in over a decade is about to plunge much of North America, including nearly all of Canada, into the coldest temperatures the country has ...
BBC23d
How the polar vortex fuels intense winter weather in the US
Here's how the polar vortex, and climate change, influence extremely cold winter weather in the US. Intense snowy wintry weather in the US has been fuelled by activity of the polar vortex ...