This month, an international team of scientists has been trying to set up sensors on and around Thwaites Glacier, one of the most unstable in the world. It’s often called Antarctica’s “doomsday ...

Rising Arctic temperatures and melting sea ice could be causing cold air to flow into the Northern Hemisphere. But not all scientists agree. By Eric Niiler The polar vortex is a ribbon of ...

After working and camping for a week on Thwaites Glacier, scientists were ready to start drilling into the ice, if only the weather would let them. By Raymond Zhong Reporting from the Thwaites Glacier ...

Despite being notorious for bringing brutal cold and dangerous wind chills, the polar vortex has a surprising upside. Discover how it can lead to clearer skies, fewer storms, and ideal conditions for ...

To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of Earth, to the stratospheric polar vortex. When you purchase through links ...

If you’ve been waiting for an excuse to stay inside under the covers, today might be your lucky day. A blast of cold, Arctic air is visiting parts of Canada starting on Friday and into the weekend.

It was a hidden gem in Grand Teton National Park for years but now Delta Lake has become overrun with influencers and locals are not happy. Getting to the tranquil alpine lake in the Wyoming park is ...

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Glaciers are nature’s frozen sentinels, vast rivers of ice and snow that carve the Earth, silently bearing witness to the passage of time and the shifting rhythms of our planet. They are essential to ...