The cold temperatures are coming from a not uncommon expansion in the Polar Vortex, which are counter-clockwise rotating air ...

Abnormal weather events and severe winter storms could be caused by a disrupted polar vortex. Find out here how the polar ...

Anytime we get an Arctic air blast down this far south, this is an artifact of the polar vortex rearing its ugly head,” said climatologist Barry Keim .

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

Warmer-than-normal temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico did not cause the record-setting snowfall, but the conditions may have been an ingredient to the unusual weather.

Some areas of the U.S. may see temperatures as low as -20 or -30 degrees early next week as arctic air from Siberia rolls in.

A weakened jet stream within the polar vortex allows frigid air from the Artic to move further south than usual. Presley Bo Tyler is a reporter for the Louisiana Deep South Connect Team.

The LDH reported one winter weather-related death in the state this year—a 65-year-old man in Rapides Parish who died due to ...

Answers as to why these strange temperatures and weather events are prevalent may be found in the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of ...

A polar vortex is currently hitting the United States, with schools closed in many areas and at least four deaths caused by ...

Answers as to why these strange temperatures and weather events are prevalent may be found in the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of ...