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 ...
Muscatine Journal9d
Polar vortex keeps much of the US in its icy grip
Washington, D.C., received heavy snow as President ... It’s like an ice skating rink out there in the fields.” The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole, but ...
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 ...
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 ...
New York Post19d
NYC braces for 6 inches of snow, brutal cold as polar vortex blasts region. Here’s when it will start
A powerful polar vortex hit the Big Apple on Sunday ... Queens and the Bronx and speed limits were lowered to 25 mph over the George Washington and Bayonne Bridges while salting operations ...
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 ...