Every year, weather enthusiasts eagerly watch and wait for signs that the polar vortex, a mass of cold air spinning around the Arctic, might meander south, sending cold and snow into the lower ...

Obviously this isn't the first polar vortex episode of the winter, but it looks to be the most severe." FILE - A person walks along the shore of ice covered Lake Michigan, Feb. 13, 2025, in Chicago.

Posted: June 10, 2025 | Last updated: June 10, 2025 In this video, we explore the chilling effects of the polar vortex and what it could mean for Earth in the next decade.

The Northern Hemisphere's polar vortex regularly expands over winter, sending a blast of cold air south with the jet stream, ...

House Democrats on the Science, Space and Technology Committee called for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to address ...

As lawmakers from both parties raised concerns about staffing at the National Weather Service (NWS), President Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...

Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives.

It’s not the first instance of unusually high temperatures in what many consider the nation’s coldest state, but the National Weather Service only recently allowed for heat advisories to be ...

A report from a European news wire agency on the reversal of an important ocean current has sparked alarm online.

Last month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the parent agency of the National Weather Service, forecast an “above average” season, with a total of 13 to 19 named storms.

The API failed to deliver the resource. The polar vortex can bring bitter cold and winter weather to areas that do not normally get it.