The author, Richard Rood, is a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Michigan. A few years ago, the “polar vortex” surged into the public language of weather and climate change. Now, ...

The polar vortex is a normal, natural pattern that is stronger in the winter and tends to keep the coldest weather bottled up near the North Pole. The six years from 2015 to 2020 were Earth's warmest ...

Snowier, colder weather may be heading to the Eastern U.S. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. High above the North Pole, the polar ...