A location labeled “Yonder Vortex” appeared on Google Maps without explanation. An on-site visit found no signs, no markers, and no history to justify the name. The real mystery isn’t what’s ...

View post: Winter Storm Warnings for 26 Inches of Snow in 8 States Emerge A cold front will bring plunging temperatures and snow to the Northeast this week. Polar vortex disruptions, caused by Sudden ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Record cold temperatures are once again expected to hit a swath of the country this weekend—even plunging Florida into its coldest ...

Record cold temperatures are once again expected to hit a swath of the country this weekend—even plunging Florida into its coldest stretch of the last 15 years, potentially bringing snow to areas of ...

To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of Earth, to the stratospheric polar vortex. When you purchase through links ...

Satellite image of a bomb cyclone. It’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere. We are actually having a proper one this year. Irrespective of what is going on with our climate, it is supposed to be cold ...

The polar vortex collapsed, and severe temperatures are set to dominate most of the country in the coming days. Single-digit temperatures are forecast for much of the Northeast, and subzero ...

Mathew Barlow has received federal funding for research on extreme events and also conducts legal consulting related to climate change.. Judah Cohen does not work for, consult, own shares in or ...

Rising Arctic temperatures and melting sea ice could be causing cold air to flow into the Northern Hemisphere. But not all scientists agree. By Eric Niiler The polar vortex is a ribbon of ...

As the Great Lakes region braces for a predicted near-record cold this weekend, Michiganians are again cursing the dreaded "polar vortex." But what exactly is this meteorological menace? And why is it ...