The wildfires scorching California have decimated more than 12,000 structures, including multimillion-dollar homes belonging ...

The mere mention of the term "polar vortex" can set your head spinning (and maybe eyes rolling). It’s got to be clickbait, right? Or maybe someone dreamed up the name for views? Is it a storm?

What’s shaping up to be the most expansive polar vortex in over a decade is about to plunge much of North America, including nearly all of Canada, into the coldest temperatures the country has ...

Intense snowy wintry weather in the US has been fuelled by activity of the polar vortex, slipping down to engulf large parts of the country. Early January's winter storm prompted seven states to ...

A lobe of the polar vortex, a stormy ring that typically keeps the coldest air locked up near the North Pole, will dip southward into the United States this weekend into next week. Polar air ...

Answers as to why these strange temperatures and weather events are prevalent may be found in the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of ...