New Orleans' record snow was fueled by the polar vortex. Did climate change play a role? WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Halle Parker Published January 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM CST Gerald Herbert ...

The coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy exclamation point on America’s winter of repeated polar vortex invasions, meteorologists warn. And it will stay frozen there all ...

The big picture: A powerful Arctic outbreak tied in part to the polar vortex is set to send temperatures tumbling 25 to 35 degrees Fahrenheit below average for mid-January, forecasts show.

The polar vortex is area of fast-moving winds well above the Earth’s surface and the jet stream that circle the Arctic during the Northern Hemisphere’s coldest months.

The polar vortex could be reversing in a sudden stratospheric warming event, with the potential to send Arctic air and storms to the central and eastern U.S.

The polar vortex brings its bitter cold to the Southern US Hundreds of passengers wait to clear a security checkpoint as Kansas City International Airport worked to return to normal flight operations ...

These conditions are all thanks to a familiar sounding occurrence: the polar vortex, a large area of low pressure and cold air that surrounds the Earth's poles.

The term “polar vortex” usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region. It is a normal pattern that is stronger in the winter and keeps some of the ...

A lobe of the polar vortex will arrive in the United States this weekend, bringing the lowest temperatures in years and snow and ice to the East and Deep South.

The term “polar vortex” usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region. It is a normal pattern that is stronger in the winter and keeps some of the ...

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