The polar vortex is an area of low pressure, a wide expanse of swirling cold air that is parked in polar regions, according ...

Publications have labeled it everything from an “arctic outbreak” to a “cold blast.” But whatever you call it, the effect is ...

As the winter season approaches, the U.S. is bracing for an early and fierce cold front, with both the La Niña climate ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said iguanas can become either immobilized or sluggish when ...

The blast is courtesy of our old wintertime foe the polar vortex, said Weather Trader meteorologist Ryan Maue on X, while the source of the cold comes all the way from such miserably figid spots such ...

The Earth's polar vortex is strengthening, signaling a gradual cooling and a more active storm track across the northern U.S. North Carolina's first freeze typically occurs between late October and ...

With the season’s start just weeks away, meteorologists see many of the same conditions that led to one of the warmest ...

Our first true shot of winter arrives late Sunday and spills into the first half of next week. I’m not talking about snow. Instead, a shot of Arctic air will plunge south into the United States from ...

A deep freeze would likely mean higher prices for power and natural gas, adding to the cost burden for ratepayers as ...

There is a sudden warming about to happen high up in the atmosphere. This warming will affect the Polar Vortex. The Polar Vortex is a fast-spinning circular motion usually located about 50,000 feet in ...

North Carolina's first freeze typically occurs between late October and mid-November, depending on the specific location. The NOAA predicts a winter with above-normal temperatures and below-average ...