Polar habitats are often cold, windy and covered in frozen snow and ice. At the top of the Earth is the North Pole, and at the bottom of the Earth is the South Pole. We are here. But have you ever ...

Reaching the North Pole was a fantasy of the ancients. Finding the Northwest Passage was the goal of European explorers. Traversing the Arctic Ocean has become the reality of climate change.

Places in the mountains could see half a foot or more of snow, with a few inches also falling at lower elevations and potentially in some valleys. By late afternoon, widespread strong winds will ...