Here’s What to Know About the Polar Vortex Collapse
A polar vortex collapse. Now, meteorologists are calling for another collapse in the middle of March, one that could plunge ...
The Washington Post20d
Why the U.S. has been home to Earth’s most unusually cold air this year
On other occasions, unusual polar vortex behavior first occurs in the stratosphere — the atmospheric layer above the troposphere, which is found four to 12 miles above the Earth’s surface.
Chain reaction could unleash cold polar vortex across United States through April
Winter weather lingers as a major shift in the weather pattern could have millions across the United States once again ...
The Independent23d
A deadly polar vortex is hitting the US. But what is it?
Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies ... the world remains in an overall warming pattern. Earth’s average overall temperature set yet another ...
CNN19d
The polar vortex is acting weird and the US is paying the price this winter
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. When it’s strong ...
The Mirror7d
Polar Vortex collapse sees mercury plunge as freezing 'extreme conditions' sweep US and Canada
A polar vortex collapse is set to send the mercury plunging as "extreme conditions" sweep across the US and Canada. The meteorological switch-up is set to develop by the middle of the month and ...
Lexington Herald Leader21d
A polar vortex is driving chillingly cold temps in Kentucky. But what exactly is it?
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. Even though it’s often framed in the media as a ...
WTOP News21d
Polar vortex makes much of US colder than Greenland, but warmth is coming. Then more cold
WASHINGTON (AP) — The polar vortex hit its peak across much of America ... the rest of the world hasn’t. The entire Earth on Monday was 0.8 degrees (0.45 degrees Celsius) warmer than the ...