As one blast of Arctic air pushes out to sea, already a new surge of cold air, driven by a breakdown of the polar vortex, is ...

If there's one thing big-budget Hollywood disaster films have taught us, it's that the Earth's poles are nothing to be messed with. But apocalyptic fiction aside, scientists have been tracking the ...

The polar vortex is weakening, and pockets of cold air are expected to break off and travel south into the United States — with some Arctic air expected to encroach on New England after Thanksgiving, ...

The North Pole is drifting, and experts are saying that the results may be drastic. One study reports that it's due to a sudden melting of ice and changing the planet's axis. Scientists warn that by ...

Bitingly cold Arctic air keeps pummeling the U.S. with ruthless cold snaps—despite warming winters nationwide. A study explains why: the solution lies far above your head, in the upper atmosphere ...

An Arctic blast is expected to bring below-average temperatures to the central U.S. and New England in late November and early December. A weakening polar vortex, influenced by a rare weather ...

Over the past two centuries, the construction of thousands of dams has done more than just tame rivers – it has shifted the Earth’s North Pole about a meter from its original position. By storing ...