The vortex is essentially an area of low pressure in the upper layers of the atmosphere over the polar region up north. This ...

Giulia joined Newsweek in 2022 from CGTN Europe and had previously ... or below-average temperatures in the coming days as a polar vortex coming from Siberia will usher in a new cold front.

The blast of cold that fueled record snowfall across Gulf Coast beaches last week was just the latest to transport frigid air that normally swirls above the North Pole to places much farther south ...

At the same time we go into a touch milder southwest flow, the polar vortex will still be churning away over northeast Canada. I don’t expect a full onslaught of the polar vortex to shift south ...

A mass of air called the polar vortex has escaped the Arctic and plunged southward. Some scientists see the fingerprints of ...

This will all but ensure the eastern US has its first colder-than-average January since 2022, and perhaps the coldest since 2014 or 2011.

And if the polar vortex is to blame. First, a quick refresher on the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a region of very strong winds that form a circle around the North Pole. The vortex is located ...

A 'polar vortex split' could be about to dump 11 inches of snow on the UK thanks to cold air descending rapidly and causing wintry havoc. The country has recently felt the brunt of storms Eowyn ...