Polar vortex 2025: Extremely cold temperatures headed to the ... - ABC News
Dec 31, 2024 · When the polar vortex is strong, it locks the cold air in the arctic. When the polar vortex gets weaker, or breaks up, it unleashes cold air to the south. People bear the cold in New York City ...
Why more frequent cold blasts could be coming from global warming | AP News
14 hours ago · When the polar vortex stretches it can either bring that cold air south to the United States or toward Asia, said Cohen, an expert in winter weather. Other times, when something called sudden stratospheric warming happens, the polar vortex moves away from the Arctic and comes south or even splits. That’s not the case this time, Cohen said.
"Major" winter storm ushers in severe Arctic outbreak across U.S.
3 days ago · An Arctic outbreak partially tied to the polar vortex encircling the far north was moving into parts of the U.S. on Sunday night. It's set to bring some of the coldest air in years to locations east of the Rocky Mountains during the next two to three weeks. ... The big picture: The storm will help pull more bitterly cold Arctic air southward on ...
What to know about winter storm hitting North America
3 days ago · The extreme weather is being caused by the polar vortex, an area of cold air that circulates around the Arctic. ... News. Sport. Business. Innovation. Culture. Arts. Travel. Earth. Video. Live.
Polar vortex-related Arctic outbreak to put U.S., Europe in ... - Axios
5 days ago · When these strong winds slacken, parts of the polar vortex can detach and meander southward, bringing ultra-cold air to southern Canada, the U.S. and Europe. This occurred back in the winter of 2013-14, but this new event is distinct. Instead, the stratospheric polar vortex is becoming "stretched" from north to south across the North Pole.
Polar vortex to bring freezing weather to US - BBC
5 days ago · News. Sport. Business. Innovation. Culture. Arts. Travel. Earth. Video. ... The polar vortex is an area of cold air that circulates around the Arctic. That area can shift and expand, bringing ...
Polar vortex could bring deadly winter storms and coldest …
6 days ago · The Arctic blast is being driven by large-scale pressure changes and a shift in the polar vortex, according to the weather website Severe Weather Europe.It will bring the coldest air of the season ...
Polar vortex is 'spinning backwards' above Arctic after major …
Mar 27, 2024 · Earlier this month, a sudden atmospheric warming event caused the Arctic's polar vortex to reverse its trajectory. The swirling ring of cold air is now spinning in the wrong direction,...
Polar vortex spinning backwards above Arctic: Why? And what is it?
Mar 28, 2024 · 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.
The polar vortex is acting up - NOAA Climate.gov
Jan 16, 2024 · The latest forecast says a major disruption of the polar vortex is on its way, but the stratosphere has been acting up for a while. Our bloggers explain what it might mean for U.S. weather.