But a connection to the polar region can occur late March into early April, with a couple of chilly to cold airmasses,” Pastelok went on to state. Pastelok has been with AccuWeather for 30 years ...

The vortex is essentially an area of low pressure in the upper layers of the atmosphere over the polar region. This vortex consists of powerful westerly winds in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 ...

The swirling vortex, when strong, can actually suck the Arctic cold up into the North Pole region. When the Polar Vortex is disrupted and its circulation weakens, the cold air attached to the ...

Astronomers are excited to be poring over the first ever detailed geological map of the moon’s south polar region, where India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar module, Vikram, touched down on August 23 ...

The term "polar vortex" usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region. It is a normal pattern that is stronger in the winter and keeps some of the coldest ...