The polar vortex rages in the arctic during the winter, producing winds up to 150 miles per hour. But when that vortex weakens, arctic air escapes to more southerly latitudes, which creates ...

This is what a split in the polar vortex looks like! Highlighted by the red boxes, you can see two distinct circulation centers, versus strictly one. This allows for cold air to flood southward into ...

The polar vortex has only recently entered the popular lexicon as something to fear or shiver at each winter: But what is it? Is it a storm that's heading south from the Arctic or perhaps a new ...

The big winter (and popular) topic is dusted off very early this season as frigid air plunges south for Veterans' Day. But ...

The Weather Network's meteorologist Nicole Karkic explains why gravity waves occur. California revokes 17,000 commercial ...

We’ve seen planes create a fiery vortex in the sky before, but here’s a more peaceful version of it happening in real time. It’s majestically beautiful. The wingtip vortices formed when an Airbus A340 ...

Scientists say a "swirling polar vortex" miles above the Earth caused three deadly storms in the UK and Ireland, which brought severe flooding and record wind speeds. Four people lost their lives when ...

Mount Etna in Sicily has been blowing spectacular ‘smoke rings’ into the sky since Wednesday. The volcano, which towers over the historic port city of Catania, is the largest in Europe and one of the ...

A Chinese paraglider narrowly escaped death after being sucked nearly five miles into the sky by a powerful cloud vortex while flying above the Qilian Shan mountains in northern China. The dramatic ...