The phrase “historic polar vortex” evokes a country locked in ice from the Great Lakes to the Gulf, but the most reliable records show a patchwork of extreme outbreaks rather than a single, weeks-long ...

The extreme cold that has gripped much of the eastern United States this winter shows no immediate signs of relenting, as a significant disruption to the Polar Vortex is expected to occur later in ...

As one blast of Arctic air pushes out to sea, already a new surge of cold air, driven by a breakdown of the polar vortex, is likely to expand from central Canada and through the midwestern and eastern ...

Greetings from Ice Planet Hoth. Indeed, much of the eastern United States resembles the fictional frozen Star Wars world, and now folks there are now enduring some of the worst cold on Earth: "The ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure encompassing the Earth’s poles. It can weaken and split up, causing the polar jet stream to move southward. This pushes cold ...