The condition of the polar vortex influences everyday weather around the globe. Scientist issue warning about concerning ...

From more frequent wildfires to rising sea levels, climate change is disrupting ecosystems and upending once-stable weather patterns. One particularly alarming consequence of rising global ...

The Polar Vortex,an atmospheric phenomenon that shapes our winter weather,has been gaining attention as it undergoes changes ...

One new study identifies a 17 percent increase in the destructive potential of the strongest nor’easters, while another ...

Researchers measuring the salinity of the Southern Ocean did find unexpected results, but some online reports got the details ...

There are more ways than we knew for the stratospheric polar vortex to get disrupted, shooting cold air southwards across ...

Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. -- and this study explains why. Researchers ...

Stratospheric polar vortex changes still trigger brutal U.S. winter cold snaps and extreme weather despite a warming climate.

Even in a warming climate, brutal cold snaps still hammer parts of the U.S., and a new study uncovers why. High above the ...

The mechanism involves atmospheric waves that bounce between the upper atmosphere and ground level, amplifying weather ...

Satellite imagery has revealed a yet-to-be-explained rise in the Southern Ocean's salinity. It could be a key factor in the ...