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According to the NWS, the Arctic polar vortex is a powerful band of west-to-east winds that develops in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 miles above the North Pole, during the winter season.

A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of the continental United States bringing a hazardous freeze to millions of Americans from the Deep South to the Northeast Saturday going into next week.

Which bear species do you think is the most powerful–the polar bear or the grizzly? Due to climate change, the paths of these two apex predators have crossed paths more often than you’d imagine.

Editor's Note for Sat. Jan. 18: A polar vortex is set to impact much of the US. Click here for the latest update. A polar vortex is forecasted to blanket most of the continental United States in ...

These conditions are all thanks to a familiar sounding occurrence: the polar vortex, a large area of low pressure and cold air that surrounds the Earth's poles. The "vortex" is the ...

This will be due to a polar vortex, an area of strong winds that encircle the Arctic and typically keeps the coldest air locked near the Pole, according to the FOX Forecast Center. This weekend and ...

So, while the headlines will read, “Polar Vortex Assaults the U.S. This Week," or “150 MILLION People in the Path of the Polar Vortex," remember that while it’s true, it’s also not unusual.

A series of cold fronts the last few weeks has kept Florida downright chilly, as another winter storm starts takes aim this weekend. If you thought last week was cold, hold onto your hot lattes and be ...

Here's how the polar vortex, and climate change, influence extremely cold winter weather in the US. Intense snowy wintry weather in the US has been fuelled by activity of the polar vortex ...

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