Polar ice regions are as crucial to Earth’s systems and can give us vital information about the future of the planet.

A new study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences sheds light on the complex relationship between methane emissions ...

The Arctic in particular is also a region of geopolitical complexities ... of all on Earth across generations?" More ...

Polar Vortex collapse set to send temperatures plunging in the US and Canada - The weather event could unleash extreme winter ...

A polar vortex collapse is set to unleash harsh winter-like conditions across North America. A polar vortex is a large ...

The Argo global network of ocean observing floats has instruments deployed throughout the world’s oceans, including in the polar regions. The floats are designed to spend time at the surface as well ...

The National Science Foundation has fired workers at the office that manages polar research, raising fears about a reduced U.S. presence in two strategic regions. By Raymond Zhong Kelly Brunt wasn ...

wobbling away from the polar region or breaking into two centers. These changes sometimes transfer from the stratosphere to the troposphere, like dripping paint. Then, the polar vortex that ...

The term “polar vortex” usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region. It is a normal pattern that is stronger in the winter and keeps some of the ...

Working backward using orbital mechanics, it appears that the poles got more sunlight in the past; plugging that information into Martian climate models suggests the polar ice caps are probably ...