A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation ...

A rare and abrupt disruption in the Arctic polar vortex is expected to impact spring temperatures across Europe and parts of ...

Traversing the ice-bound sea lane across the Arctic Ocean connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans had long been a dream of ...

It's a busy adventure season in northern Canada, with sledding expeditions on Ellesmere Island, the Northwest Passage, ...

On March 9, the polar vortex wobbled and then snapped back the other way as mighty winds, suddenly shifting from the west to the east - something that typically happens once a year - usually in the ...

Here, deep into the Arctic Circle and midway between Norway and the north pole, he is investigating the health of the ...

In the remote Arctic, Ny-Ålesund, Norway, stands as the world's northernmost settlement, where an international team of ...

Climate change is creating new pathways for the spread of infectious diseases like brucellosis, tularemia, or E. coli in the ...

This summer will see record low Arctic ice and Russia has stolen a march on militarizing the strategic region.

Arctic sea ice reached a record-low winter maximum on March 22, 2025, with just 5.53 million square miles of coverage—well ...

The Arctic polar vortex is a circle of strong, cold winds that picks up every winter over the North Pole. The vortex is always present, but it strengthens in the winter due to a redistribution of ...