"Stay safe and warm!" Expert reveals chilling truth behind current freezing temperatures: 'This brutal cold spell is actually a symptom' first appeared on The Cool Down.

A polar vortex collapse is expected over the next two weeks, causing extreme winter weather and travel disruption across North America. The weather phenomenon is expected to develop in mid-March, ...

A bomb cyclone is a low-pressure system that drops in pressure by 24 millibars within 24 hours. Here's what Washingtonians can expect from the upcoming system.

Researchers note that February was also characterised by an extremely strong stratospheric polar vortex - a large spinning ... Co-author Jeff Knight, the science lead in monthly to decadal ...

A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe.

The polar vortex is an area of low pressure and cold air circulating around the poles in the stratosphere — a layer in the atmosphere hovering between 7.5 and 31 miles (12 and 50 kilometers ...

the science lead in monthly to decadal prediction at the Met Office, said: “It’s been understood for a while that the Arctic stratosphere can affect the type of winter we get in the UK, but these ...

A 'polar vortex collapse' is set to plunge the United States back into the frigid weather much of the country suffered through in February. This weather phenomenon is expected to bring more winter ...