It’s been a while since Robert Smigel hung his own animation shingle at SNL, so if Seidell and Day want to give it a whirl, I ...

The polar vortex can be a powerful source of winter weather, but it's not the only cause of severe cold and snow in regions better known for warmth and sunshine. The Gulf Coast states are still ...

When there are disturbances in which the Jet Stream weakens, it can become wobbly. This allows the cold air to plunge southwards. A disrupted polar vortex does not happen every year. Very much so what ...

Keim says this blast of cold air likely came from the Arctic as part of the “polar vortex.” The “polar vortex” is an area of cold air and low pressure that always exists around the Earth ...

The D.C. area is wrapped up in a polar vortex, and this cold weather can wreak havoc on your plumbing if you’re unprepared. These extremely cold temperatures can freeze and burst a water pipe in ...

Understanding the Polar Vortex The polar vortex is like a massive whirlpool of frigid air moving around our planet's poles.

This cold was certainly extraordinary, but the polar vortex event of January 2019 brought life in the northern and central United States to a frozen halt. At that time in our area, the coldest actual ...

As the polar vortex delivered what is expected to be its final blast across southern Ontario on Wednesday, city residents braved the bitter cold — including Fintan the lion at the Toronto Zoo.

The polar vortex, a natural atmospheric phenomenon, influences global winter weather by circulating Arctic air. Its expansion brings frigid air south, causing unusual cold spells. Increasing ...

The wild January weather across the US is expected to continue this week with forecasts for heavy rain in southern states, after a surge of Arctic air that spilled southward and delivered rare record ...