As the oceans warm, their capacity to melt ice shelves and glaciers increases. Scientists rely on a network of oceanic ...

Three polar vortex systems are expected to bring frigid temperatures to several states in December. The first wave of Arctic air is anticipated this week, with two more to follow in the coming weeks.

Scientists are still trying to understand the atmospheric disturbances. A significant change in the atmosphere means the weeks after Thanksgiving could be colder and snowier than normal across ...

In yet another sign that winter weather is either here or will be soon, the dreaded polar vortex is making news yet again. Its potential arrival in the United States over the next few weeks is cause ...

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December might be extra chilly across parts of the United States because of a weather phenomenon unfolding miles above the North Pole. It’s called sudden stratospheric warming and happens once every ...

High above the North Pole, in a slice of atmosphere rarely noticed and even less understood, a transformation is underway. Over the next 10 days, changes in the stratosphere will upend weather ...

Nearly all of New England has seen its share of frigid cold days and record mountain snow so far this November — and looking ahead, we’re about to get hit with another blast of Arctic air from a ...

SEATTLE — The USCGC Polar Star, the only heavy icebreaker operated by the United States, is leaving this week from its homeport on Puget Sound for a four-month deployment to Antarctica, the ship’s ...

Something unusual may be brewing in the stratosphere, and meteorologists say it could change the course of the winter forecast. The atmosphere is at a "critical juncture," and what happens in November ...