Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The polar vortex collapsed, and severe temperatures are set to dominate most of the country in the coming days. Single-digit ...

Mathew Barlow has received federal funding for research on extreme events and also conducts legal consulting related to climate change.. Judah Cohen does not work for, consult, own shares in or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When most people hear the term polar vortex, they think of extreme cold, dangerous wind chills and relentless winter weather.

A displaced polar vortex is expected to bring dangerously cold temperatures to much of the U.S. The arctic blast is driven by a weakened polar vortex, which allows frigid air to move south from the ...

A warming Arctic can stretch the polar vortex, a high-altitude air ribbon, one says. The “wobble” can disrupt the jet stream, causing extreme cold in the East. By Eric Niiler If the planet is getting ...

This year's relentless winter in the East is about to unleash its most savage cold outbreak yet. "A brutally cold weekend awaits more than 100 million people in the northeastern quarter of the nation ...

The polar vortex isn’t just “cold air” — it’s a massive atmospheric engine that can shift and crack, sending brutal winter outbreaks far from the Arctic. This decade, scientists warn its behavior ...

Greetings from Ice Planet Hoth. Indeed, much of the eastern United States resembles the fictional frozen Star Wars world, and now folks there are now enduring some of the worst cold on Earth: "The ...

The annual polar plunge fundraiser hosted by the Chicago Polar Bear Club scheduled for Friday was canceled in anticipation of sub-zero temperatures set to freeze the region. The Chicago Polar Bear ...

In The Polar Express, a doubting boy boards a magical train on Christmas Eve, which is headed for the North Pole. Adventure after adventure befall him and a little girl who becomes his friend as they ...