The polar vortex is Earth's frozen guardian—but that guardian is starting to fail. This video dives into the science behind ...

Charlottesville and much of central Virginia were under an extreme heat warning Tuesday, with temperatures predicted to stay ...

As we sweat away the summer, imagine walking out of 98-degree heat and into a 72-degree, climate-controlled ballpark to watch ...

From last winter’s polar vortex to this week’s heat wave, Chicagoans have experienced several degrees of uncomfortableness in a few short months. We weather the extreme weather well enough, thanks to ...

What do the clouds on Jupiter, dust storms on Mars and rainstorms on Titan all have in common? They look like they belong on ...

Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years and that may explain why long-range computer forecasts keep ...

A stretched polar vortex event played a significant role in the Arctic outbreak that froze Texas in February 2021, killing more than 200 people, according to Cohen’s study.

The FOX Forecast Center reveals arctic air is descending and spreading across the Lower 48 states. FOX Forecast Center / FOX Weather The polar vortex has returned to the U.S., and frostbite ...

Polar vortex is not a synonym for “cold snap,” according to the Polar Vortex Blog at Climate.gov, and it’s not the only weather pattern to blame for blasts of cold air.

Warmth is weakening the polar vortex. Here’s what it means for extreme cold. Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold ...

The polar vortex was in play during the 2021 February freeze, which led to the failure of the statewide Texas power grid. Now the current state of the polar vortex is unusually strong.