The phrase "polar vortex" has captured public attention and is now often misused to describe short-term bouts of frigid ...

The polar vortex can commonly be disrupted during the winter and is known to cause an Arctic outbreak in the United States.

A strong polar vortex doesn't cause cold weather — it does the opposite. Here's what to know about polar vortices, how they ...

Year-round, severe, artic air is usually kept tightly contained in the North Pole. Arctic wind patterns create a sort of wall ...

According to Cincinnati.com, the polar vortex broke, which, again, is a common phenomenon. "The North Pole is covered by the ...

Arctic wind patterns create a sort of wall around the pole that prevents frigid air from trickling southward. That wall that ...

High above the North Pole, about 10 to 30 miles above Earth’s surface, sits a massive whirlpool of icy air known as the polar ...

The polar vortex has only recently entered the popular lexicon as something to fear or shiver at each winter: But what is it? Is it a storm that's heading south from the Arctic or perhaps a new ...

It's a term you hear every couple of winters, when we get stuck in the coldest of cold patterns – polar vortex. But what exactly is it and how does it impact our weather? The polar vortex is like a ...

Thanksgiving is less than a week away which means the fall season is ending. With it comes colder temperatures from an expected polar vortex.

This dramatic-sounding phenomenon is a naturally occurring component of the Earth’s atmosphere that can play a huge role in the type of weather we experience in the US.