The polar vortex is essentially a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of Earth’s poles. It constantly sits over the poles but expands in the winter.

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As a persistent “heat dome” fuels extreme temperatures for millions, UVA professor Robert Davis explains what’s typical this ...

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A new study says climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years ...

Since I began my column over 10 years ago in IFR Magazine, I’ve strived to write as though you’re with me in the weather operations center. During most of my Air Force career, I worked as an aviation ...

Like frigid temperatures, extreme heat can also drain an EV's battery at an accelerated pace. But some EVs fare better than ...

AccuWeather Lead Long Range Forecaster and Senior Meteorologist Paul Pastelok said the average temperature in June is 64.6 ...

Climate change is a huge crisis, and we need to explore every alternative we can to mitigate it. This includes nuclear power for reliable energy and the mining of lithium needed to make ...

Contrasting this spate of heat with the renown 'polar vortex' of winter, an Environment Canada meteorologist calls this ...

Unless society stops pumping more greenhouse gases in the air, “we can expect multiple factors to worsen summer extremes,” a ...

Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years and ...