One new study identifies a 17 percent increase in the destructive potential of the strongest nor’easters, while another ...

There are more ways than we knew for the stratospheric polar vortex to get disrupted, shooting cold air southwards across ...

Stratospheric polar vortex changes still trigger brutal U.S. winter cold snaps and extreme weather despite a warming climate.

Even in a warming climate, brutal cold snaps still hammer parts of the U.S., and a new study uncovers why. High above the ...

United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins announced that American farmers who suffered eligible crop loss from natural disasters during 2023 and 2024 can now apply for up to ...

An international research group has found that extreme cold snaps in the United States are driven by disruptions in a high-altitude Arctic air mass called the polar vortex, Hebrew University of ...

The mechanism involves atmospheric waves that bounce between the upper atmosphere and ground level, amplifying weather patterns and making them more extreme. Scientists call this “stratospheric wave ...

Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. In a study appearing in Science Advances, ...

Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S.—and this study explains why. Researchers found that two specific ...

United States Secretary Brooke L. Rollins announced that American farmers who suffered eligible crop loss from natural ...

Three factors are combining to increase the likelihood of a weaker polar vortex this winter, the website reports. And a ...

United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins announced that American farmers who suffered eligible crop loss from natural disasters during 2023 and 2024 can now apply for up to ...