It's already a lot to endure frigid winter conditions, but what happens when we get an unwelcome visit from an even colder spell of air like a polar vortex? "A polar vortex is simply that: a vortex ...

To say there’s been a bit of discussion for the last 10 months or so about the polar vortex would be an understatement the size of the Arctic. The phrase is now a permanent part of our wintertime ...

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Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains after winter storms pummeled the eastern U.S. over the weekend, killing at least 10 people ...

“What the Sam Hill is a polar vortex, Paul? And do you get a cookie every time you say it out loud?” I plead guilty to sugary bribes. The polar vortex hasn’t just been discovered; it has been around ...

Liutex is a new physical quantity discovered by Chaoqun Liu et al at University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) in 2018 to describe fluid rotation, which is same important as velocity, pressure, ...