The "polar vortex" talk becomes really popular each year. It usually doesn't surface until winter. Still, this season, the eastern U.S. is getting a shot of frigid air as this infamous polar vortex ...

A highly unusual disruption of the polar vortex is taking shape in the upper atmosphere this November, raising the odds of a more volatile and wintry pattern as the season ramps up. Instead of the ...

After a powerful storm tears through a community, a few big questions often follow: Was it really a tornado? And if so, how strong was it? That answer doesn’t come instantly. Instead, meteorologists ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, say scientists. Powerful winter ...

ATLANTA — North Georgia has experienced an active spring of extreme weather, including the highest number of tornadoes on record for the month of May across the 11Alive viewing area. Sharing your ...

Tornadoes produce the fastest wind speeds in the world and can cause monumental destruction. In 2008, atmospheric scientist Perry Samson was conducting field research on supercell storms in Oberlin, ...