One of several semi-permanent weather systems over the Earth, the polar vortex is an area of low pressure in the upper atmosphere, primarily in the stratosphere, the layer of the atmosphere above which most of our sensible weather occurs (known as the The polar vortex is on its way out. In addition to generating frigid … Read more
The gigantic mass of swirling dense air known as a "polar vortex" has traveled from the Arctic, and is to blame for the subfreezing temperatures throughout the country. Forecasters said some 187 million people could feel the effects of the "polar The gigantic mass of swirling dense air known as a "polar vortex" has traveled … Read more
How Arctic winds are making your winter miserable. A bitter Arctic blast spanning the central and eastern US has propelled the phrase "polar vortex" from the pages of dense scientific papers to headline status as frigid temperatures and strong winds close schools and businesses and prompt forecasters Move over, haboob. See you next summer, heat … Read more
Polar vortex, Political Cartoons, Comics, Editorial Commentary on the latest news, politics, cartoon memes and events around the world. As of Monday afternoon, the Midwest was battling uncommonly frigid weather that threatened to break some all-time-low temperature records. January is typically cold, but not this cold, with several Midwestern cities such as Chicago gripped by … Read more
A reader in South Elgin, Ill. takes out a bottle of water, only to see it freeze within 7 seconds. “The Polar Vortex, a huge system of moving swirling air that normally contains the polar cold air, has shifted so it is not sitting right on the pole as it usually does,” Laden writes. “We … Read more
A spiraling pool of cold, dense, arctic air called a "polar vortex" began its frigid sweep of the U.S. today. "It's just a dangerous cold," said National Weather Service meteorologist Butch Dye this morning. The arctic chill is As the coldest air in 20 years surges into major population centers in United States, many are … Read more
The so-called polar vortex, as some meteorologists are describing this weather pattern, will also bring the coldest temperatures in years as far south as Atlanta and Nashville, where the high on Monday is expected to be 10 degrees. Check out these 5am First comes more snow to Michigan, then the freeze. Well, a deeper freeze. … Read more
In the grip of what meteorologists called a polar vortex, Minneapolis schools closed for the first time in 17 years. Class was also canceled in Chicago, which for the day took on the nickname “Chi-beria.” Advertise | AdChoices. The bitter air is set to The polar vortex, the cause of the cold snap, is a … Read more