Dean Ficek was happy about the recent cold weather because it meant a few more days to create his famous ice sculptures.

The polar vortex, as explained by the National Weather Service, is a large area of low pressure and cold air that encircles the Earth’s poles. Even though it’s often framed in the media as a weather ...

The polar vortex's icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison.

The easy answer is a deep southward dip in the polar jet stream that typically rings the globe at higher latitudes but is ...

Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...

The National Weather Service warned of “life-threatening cold” into Tuesday, with temperatures in northeastern Montana ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — At least nine people have died in the most recent round of harsh weather to pummel the U.S., including ...

The U.S. Navy has released an image showing damage to the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman following the collision with ...