A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida and its manatee ...

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Why herds of manatees are huddling in water near America's power plants - A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. in a ...

But during the winter, it is joined by a second atmospheric phenomenon dubbed the polar vortex. This swirl of frigid air, located more than 10 miles above Earth’s surface, strengthens each year ...

One of the key players in these dramatic shifts is something called the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a massive area of cold air located high in the atmosphere, typically spinning over the ...

A lobe of the polar vortex, a stormy ring that typically keeps the coldest air locked up near the North Pole, will dip southward into the United States this weekend into next week. Polar air ...

These outbreaks can happen when the polar vortex is in a weaker state, allowing cold air that is normally confined to the north to break off and move further south. Some experts say this is ...

What’s shaping up to be the most expansive polar vortex in over a decade is about to plunge much of North America, including nearly all of Canada, into the coldest temperatures the country has ...

The polar vortex is responsible for next week’s cold, which will bring extreme cold as far as the deep south. The cold air will hang around Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing below-zero ...