The week began with a biting cold snap that hammered much of the U.S., the product of a jet stream that slips out of its ...

That means more energy bouncing off and warping or moving the polar vortex ... several celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore and Jhené Aiko, had lost homes. Less than 72 hours ...

One of the key players in these dramatic shifts is something called the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a massive area of cold air located high in the atmosphere, typically spinning over the ...

Answers as to why these strange temperatures and weather events are prevalent may be found in the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of ...

This is a result of a phenomenon known as the polar vortex. “The polar vortex is just a spinning of the earth’s atmosphere higher up in the higher latitudes, the polar regions, and at about 20 ...

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