Polar vortex heads for Texas and neighboring states, with snow and sleet expected
An area stretching from Texas to Tennessee braced Wednesday for the possible arrival of freezing rain and snow even as some ...
Why more frequent cold blasts could be coming from global warming
Frigid air that normally stays in the Arctic has escaped, plunging deep into the United States for an extended visit that is ...
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What is the polar vortex? Here’s what’s contributing to this week’s chilly air
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — People across the country and the Rochester area are feeling the impact of the polar vortex. While the polar vortex typically stays in the Arctic, its jet stream could weaken in the ...
What is a polar vortex?
This can form what is called a Polar Vortex. This isn’t anything new, it’s just a newer term. This is when the area of high ...
Shock to the system: Our warmer winters make these blasts of frigid air really sting
Winters are getting warmer across New England, that we know. So when we do get a frigid blast of subfreezing weather like ...
Polar vortex brings bitter cold to the Southern U.S.
The plunging polar vortex brought subfreezing temperatures Tuesday to some of the southernmost points of the U.S., threatening to dump snow on parts of Texas and Oklahoma in the coming days and ...
Schools cancel classes across the Southern US as another burst of winter storms move in
Schools and cities from Texas to Georgia are shutting down in anticipation of freezing rain and snow forecast for much of the ...
DaVinci Center in Providence opens as emergency warming shelter
As freezing temperatures grip Providence during a polar vortex, the DaVinci Center on Charles Street has opened as an ...