When the vortex weakens or is displaced, it can send arctic air plunging southward into the U.S., including northern Ohio.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you’ve been keeping a tab on winter forecasts, you’ve likely heard the term “polar vortex” and the potential impact it may have on the upcoming season.

You might think a strong polar vortex brings wicked winter weather. Cohen explains it’s actually just the opposite. After the vortex strengthens and starts spinning faster, it actually sucks the ...

Among winter things to watch is the polar vortex, which portends bitterly cold conditions from the arctic making their way to places in North America, including Rochester. How and when the polar ...

Nor'easters. Blizzards. Arctic outbreaks. The dreaded polar vortex. Winter's arsenal of misery is on its way, ready or not. And against this backdrop of winter's imminent arrival comes a new study ...

Meteorology is a relatively new field, which means new weather terms pop up and spread like "megafires " (that's a new term coming out to describe intense and fast-growing wildfires fueled by climate ...

From the Netherlands to Estonia to Texas, a deadly polar vortex caused record-breaking weather across the northern hemisphere. While many struggled to survive the cold, others took advantage of ...

Among winter things to watch is the polar vortex, which portends bitterly cold conditions from the arctic making their way to places in North America, including Rochester. How and when the polar ...