Atmospheric scientists were surprised earlier this month to notice that the Arctic's polar vortex reversed its trajectory as it began spinning in the opposite direction. What's more: It has yet to ...

NEW YORK CITY - As a wave of extreme cold grips the U.S. this weekend, many are wondering about the polar vortex – a ...

The term "polar vortex" gained notoriety back in 2014 due to extreme winter weather, but there's more to this phenomenon than ...

As Canadians, we are very familiar with the term ‘polar vortex.’ We are also familiar with its effects on Canadian weather when it ‘acts up.’ While the polar vortex is a year-round phenomenon, we tend ...

Polar vortex. It's a phrase that becomes very popular has achieved buzzword status and is often used frequently during the winter as the Northern Hemisphere endures its coldest months of the year, but ...

In recent weeks, social media has been buzzing with talk of the polar vortex arriving later this month, along with another phrase that has entered the public lexicon: sudden stratospheric warming. But ...

This weather phenomenon is an integral part of forecasting as the swirling current of air ebbs and flows and eventually falls apart each year With spring underway and temperatures reaching into the ...

Air cannons produce visible vortex rings by generating rotating air pressure differences, while electromagnetic cannons emit electromagnetic vortex pulses using coaxial horn antennas. The ...

Californians have been warned over the past few months about weather ranging from a “vicious heat dome” to back-to-back “atmospheric rivers,” and the always-concerning “bomb cyclone.” While it might ...

A volcano can casually puff out perfect smoke rings into the sky. There is a simple science behind these rare volcanic vortex ...