News

The blaze reached near the Getty Museum and by the end of the day, several celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore and Jhené Aiko, had lost homes.
The Arctic polar vortex is a circle of strong, cold winds that picks up every winter over the North Pole. The vortex is always present, but it strengthens in the winter due to a redistribution of ...
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. “AccuWeather long-range experts ...
The Polar Vortex is a fast-spinning circular motion usually located about 50,000 feet in the atmosphere. The swirling vortex, when strong, can actually suck the Arctic cold up into the North Pole ...
Polar vortex could prime atmosphere for spring snowstorms With plenty of cold air in place, the colder pattern during the second half of March could set the stage for springtime snowstorms.
A polar vortex collapse. Now, meteorologists are calling for another collapse in the middle of March, one that could plunge the U.S., Canada, and parts of Europe into a bitterly cold spell just ...
A polar vortex collapse occurs when air in the stratosphere heats up significantly, displacing the vortex from its normal position at the poles and possibly moving it over the U.S.
Weather analysts are divided over the polar vortex’s influence on weather and what that means for the rest of this year’s winter. The polar vortex is an area of low pressure and cold air that ...
One way to track the polar vortex is through potential vorticity, which describes the amount of rotational energy, or "spin," in a parcel of air. This animation shows daily potential vorticity in ...
The polar vortex is usually “like an aircraft carrier, it doesn’t turn around quickly and isn’t very nimble,” Cohen said. “I’ve really never seen anything like it.” ...