People on the James Bay Coast can now drive south to Highway 11 and the rest of Ontario. But this is the latest winter road opening ever, with the ice road between Attawapiskat and Moosonee opening ...

Sundance: In Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden's documentary, the "Polar Bear Capital of the World" takes center stage. So too does a pesky young bear, who becomes emblematic of something much ...

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 ...

For Bethpage resident Paula Braband, February on Long Island doesn’t mean hibernating indoors. It means keeping a family tradition alive by plunging into the icy cold Atlantic. Braband, a health care ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The sudden blast may come as a shock to many Americans after a mostly mild start ...

The Omaha Polar Plunge is back—and it's bigger and colder than ever. This high-energy winter tradition brings hundreds of courageous participants to Lake Zorinsky to jump into icy waters, all in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boston and much of the U.S. faced a cold winter blast in January 2026. Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The ...

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 majority of the United States will experience chilling temperatures due to a blast of arctic air from Canada. The Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southern U.S. are expected to see below-freezing ...

View post: Hugh Hefner's Widow Makes Startling Claim About Playboy Founder's Scrapbooks A cold front will bring plunging temperatures and snow to the Northeast this week. Polar vortex disruptions, ...

A major winter storm is impacting much of the nation east of the Rocky Mountains. The storm's intensity is caused by a combination of a stretched polar vortex, a wavy jet stream, and moisture from the ...

A significant and rare polar vortex shift is currently unfolding in February 2026, triggering extreme winter conditions across the US, Europe, and Canada. The “exceptional” and unprecedented ...