How polar vortex caused subzero temperatures from Greece to Texas

All across the northern hemisphere from Athens, Greece, to Athens, Texas, snowfalls have blanketed streets and temperatures have plunged to freezing in places where winter usually requires no more than a jacket.  Snow has covered nearly three quarters of the United States, to an average depth of six inches, compared to 35.5 per cent last year … Read more

World’s weird weather: How polar vortex is creating topsy-turvy temperatures in northern hemisphere

All across the northern hemisphere from Athens, Greece, to Athens, Texas, snowfalls have blanketed streets and temperatures have plunged to freezing in places where winter usually requires no more than a jacket.  Around the North Pole, winter’s ultra-cold air is usually kept bottled up 15 to 30 miles high. That’s the polar vortex, which spins … Read more

Polar vortex to bring below-freezing temperatures to EVERY state on Monday

Every state – including Hawaii – will experience below freezing temperatures next Monday due to a polar vortex which will send plumes of arctic air down into the US.   The vortex is composed of strong winds that usually circulate in the arctic and do not reach areas further to the south.  However, the winds have … Read more

Polar vortex to bring below-freezing temperatures to EVERY state on Monday

Every state – including Hawaii – will experience below freezing temperatures next Monday due to a polar vortex which will send plumes of arctic air down into the US.   The vortex is composed of strong winds that usually circulate in the arctic and do not reach areas further to the south.  However, the winds have … Read more

Scotland suffers one of the coldest May days for 23 years thanks to 1,000-mile wide Polar Vortex

Scotland has suffered one of the coldest May days for 23 years thanks to a 1,000-mile wide Polar Vortex with a 5C freeze on its way tonight.   Snow flurries are forecast overnight on Scotland’s hills with the mercury plummeting to -5C, as out-of-season frost kills garden plants.  Highs of 7C to 11C, 5C below average, … Read more