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 ...

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

Korea prepares for spring wildfires after erratic winter weather Koreas climate analysis reveals significant weather ...

Britain is set to enjoy a brief spell of spring-like warmth with temperatures potentially reaching 16-17C on Thursday - before a "Scandinavian cold snap" sends the mercury plummeting.

February rounded out the 2024-2025 winter season notably colder than the 1991-2020 thirty year average by 1.2 degrees, the ...

The polar vortex is an area of low pressure and cold air that encircles both the Earth’s polar regions, according to the National Weather Service. The Arctic polar vortex and its proximity to North ...

This winter, the polar vortex winds have stayed consistently ... This corresponds to a strongly negative phase of the Arctic Oscillation. 2. Note that the forecast models do not include ...

Orbe and L.M. Polvani: More Positive and Less Variable North Atlantic Oscillation at High CO2 ... Screen: The weakening of the stratospheric polar vortex and the subsequent surface impacts as ...

Month-to-date temperature analysis shows that February 2025 has been the coldest in the U.S. has seen in 15 years. In 2010, ...

“This year, it’s really set up over the center part of the U.S.” Polar vortex refers to a broad region of cold ... Garcia calls this “Arctic oscillation.” Garcia said the oscillation can shift between ...