A major disruption to the Arctic polar vortex has bumped the ring of wind that circles the North Pole off its perch and towards Europe, a new animation shows. The migration could trigger ...

A winter buzzword, explained.

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Scientists are investigating whether a warming Arctic is changing the behavior of the polar vortex, ...

A significant and rare polar vortex shift is currently unfolding in February 2026, triggering extreme winter conditions across the US, Europe, and Canada.The “exceptional” ...

A researcher expects the polar vortex to strengthen over the next two weeks. This has a big impact on our day-to-day weather here in the Great Lakes region and even the Northeast. Judah Cohen, ...

Images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft show a concentration of high-altitude haze and a vortex materializing at the south pole of Saturn’s moon Titan, signs that the seasons are turning on Saturn’s ...

Snow and blowing snow will continue across Michigan as an Arctic cold front moves through the state. In the Upper Peninsula, ...

New York is bracing for the coldest air of the winter this weekend, with snow. Learn how the polar vortex is involved.

A couple of winters ago, the term “polar vortex” became a media buzzword used and abused by many people with no idea of what they were talking and writing about. The polar vortex is actually a large ...

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. When you ...