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

A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe.

The polar vortex could bring a cold blast to millions across America in the second half of March, AccuWeather said in a media advisory sent to Rigzone recently.

Chain reaction behind the upcoming polar vortex Like falling dominoes, one change in the weather in a part of the world will have big ramifications thousands of miles away.

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.

Winter, which is warming faster than any other season for much of the US, seems to be making a comeback for the first time in years; this January was the coldest in the Lower 48 since 1988.

The polar vortex is a large area of cold air and low pressure that typically remains around the North and South Poles. Imagine it as a giant whirlpool of cold air. During winter, this whirlpool ...

What the polar vortex is and isn’t The polar vortex, as explained by the National Weather Service, is a large area of low pressure and cold air that encircles the Earth’s poles.

The polar vortex has returned to the U.S., and frostbite-inducing temperatures are blasting millions of Americans.

This week, parts of the U.S. are experiencing the 10th and coldest polar vortex event this season. Weather forces in the Arctic are combining to push the chilly air into the U.S. and Europe.

You might have heard the term “polar vortex” thrown around during the winter months, but what does it really mean and how does it affect us here in sunny Central Florida?