Nation Jan 21 Stretched polar vortex, moisture and a lack of sea ice all to blame for dangerous winter blast, meteorologists say By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Nation Feb 20 Arctic air brings record cold, leading to snowy roads and car crashes in Virginia and North Carolina The North Carolina State Highway Patrol says it responded to nearly 1,200 collisions statewide on Wednesday. By Ben Finley, Associated Press
Nation Feb 17 'Life-threatening cold' expected as polar vortex stretches across Rockies, northern Plains The National Weather Service warned of “life-threatening cold” into Tuesday, with temperatures in northeastern Montana predicted to dip as low as 45 degrees below zero with wind chills down to 60 below. By Associated Press
Nation Jan 19 Watch 2:18 News Wrap: Biden thanks supporters in South Carolina on last full day of his term In our news wrap Sunday, Biden spent the final full day of his presidency visiting supporters in South Carolina, Trump laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery, TikTok restored service to U.S. users after temporarily going dark due to a…
Nation Jan 08 Polar vortex heads for Texas and neighboring states, with snow and sleet expected An area stretching from Texas to Tennessee braced Wednesday for the possible arrival of freezing rain and snow even as some other parts of the U.S. hit by the plunging polar vortex this week began to shake off its icy… By Jamie Stengle, Sean Murphy, Associated Press
Jan 07 As much of the country reels from severe weather, the next round of bitter cold is set to hit the South By Patrick Whittle, Brian Witte, Associated Press The National Weather Service said the wind chill temperature was 16 at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport early Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 21 Why extreme cold weather events still happen in a warming world By Mathew Barlow, The Conversation While the world can expect fewer severe cold events as average temperatures rise, people still need to be prepared for wintry blasts. An atmospheric and climate scientist explains why. Continue reading
Feb 04 Mount Washington hit with record wind chill amid Northeast deep freeze By Mark Pratt, Associated Press The Mount Washington Observatory at the peak of the Northeast’s highest mountain, famous for its extreme weather conditions, also recorded an actual temperature of minus 47 (minus 44 C), tying an observatory record set in 1934 and a wind gust… Continue reading
Feb 04 Polar vortex envelops Northeast with dangerously cold temperatures By Mark Pratt, Associated Press Arctic air descended into the Northeast on Saturday morning, bringing dangerously cold sub-zero temperatures and wind chills that dropped to minus 45 to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 43 to minus 45 C) in many areas. Continue reading
Oct 06 E.U. Earth observation program spots largest ozone hole over Antarctica in years By Associated Press The European Union’s Earth observation program says the ozone hole over Antarctica has swelled to its largest size and deepest level in years. Continue reading