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 around ...
The intriguing phenomenon helping planes slingshot across the Atlantic at 800 mph
The jet stream is like a river of west-to-east winds in the upper atmosphere. Airplanes use it like a highway.
WTOP News16d
Polar vortex in DC could spell trouble for your water pipes
The D.C. area is wrapped up in a polar vortex, and this cold weather can ... Kevin Brasler, executive editor with Washington Consumers’ Checkbook, said shut off any outdoor faucets if you ...
Toronto Star16d
As the polar vortex finally relents, Toronto reels from the deep freeze
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.
New York Post18d
Polar vortex leaves more than 30 states on alert for dangerously cold weather
A dangerous and potentially life-threatening stretch of cold weather has much of the U.S. on alert as a lobe of the polar vortex invades ... 95 corridor from Washington to Boston were blasted ...
Polar vortex maps show where arctic blast is set to freeze the U.S. as far as the Deep South
A polar vortex dipping down from Siberia is bringing a cold front with frigid temperatures to millions Americans. See maps of ...
AOL18d
Polar vortex set to freeze the U.S. as far as the Deep South
The polar vortex is a large area of cold air and low ... Inauguration Day weather forecast for Washington, D.C. For the presidential inauguration on Monday in Washington, D.C., skies will be ...
The Daily Dot18d
‘Polar vortex in D.C.’: Fetterman wears shorts to Trump’s inauguration despite freezing temps
Others pointed out the absurdity of baring legs on a day when the wind chill reached 14 degrees in Washington, D.C. Democratic lawmakers have used clothing at times over the last decade to protest ...
Business Line19d
‘Polar vortex’ forces Trump 2.0 inauguration indoors as weathermen predict ‘dangerous cold climes’
The inaugural parade will also be held indoors in downtown Washington. The last president to be sworn-in indoors due to extreme cold was Ronald Reagan in 1985. The polar vortex is a large area of ...