The New York Times5d
Why Is It So Cold in the South If the Planet Is Warming? Here’s What We Know.
The polar vortex is a large, whirling mass of cold air that usually extends across the Arctic. It becomes stronger in the winter, when the Northern Hemisphere leans away from the sun. Typically ...
Heat pumps in EVs are making a big difference in cold-weather driving
EV research site Recurrent reported that heat pumps can improve drivable range in below freezing temperatures by about 8 to ...
St. Cloud Times4d
How cold is too cold to walk my dog in Minnesota?
If you're wondering how to keep your pet safe and healthy amid Minnesota's Arctic surge this week, experts urge following these tips. Being out in the severe cold can pose serious health risks to ...
WTVD4d
Snow blankets parts of central NC and coast, will stick around due to extremely cold air
For many counties, weather alerts, including Winter Storm Warning, Winter Weather Advisory and Cold Weather Advisory, were in effect Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The daily snowfall record ...
The Boston Globe4d
High pressure and polar air: The science behind our shivering cold snaps
(Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) The country is in the clutches of the coldest air of the season with more than 40 states, including Massachusetts, seeing cold weather alerts at some point ...
WMUR4d
Readings below zero for most of New Hampshire early Wednesday; highs will be in teens for most
Actual air temperatures today staying mainly in the teens to low 20s, so another cold day with that wind making it feel much colder, even though the wind itself won't be as gusty or as strong.
WSMV6d
First Alert Weather Day: Dangerous cold air to start the week
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY continues for today and tomorrow with bitterly and dangerously cold weather expected across the Midstate. We’ll have a good deal of sunshine ...
The Boston Globe3d
How Arctic air blasts freezing Boston might actually be connected to climate change
It’s pretty cold, but … isn’t the climate warming? Yes. Although this blast of Arctic air sweeping the nation has thrown Bostonians scrounging through closets to find hats, gloves ...
The New York Times3d
More Cold Ahead as the South Slowly Digs Out From Snowfall
Zack Wittman for The New York Times What happens when arctic cold air blasts the coldblooded alligators of the Florida swamps? They go underwater. As a rare Southeastern winter storm gripped the ...
WLWT4d
Cold Weather Advisory: Arctic air, breeze combine for sub-zero feel
The Arctic Air is here! A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN PLACE FROM NOW UNTIL WEDNESDAY AT 10 A.M. LIVE RADAR // LATEST WEATHER ALERTS // CLOSINGS This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able ...
USA Today4d
Powerful polar vortex in the stratosphere brings frigid temperatures to US
This means the air at the poles gets extremely cold and dense, which causes a powerful jet stream to emerge in the stratosphere and blow the cold air from west to east. This strong circulation is ...