The mechanism involves atmospheric waves that bounce between the upper atmosphere and ground level, amplifying weather patterns and making them more extreme. Scientists call this “stratospheric wave ...

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The Polar Vortex,an atmospheric phenomenon that shapes our winter weather,has been gaining attention as it undergoes changes ...

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Three factors are combining to increase the likelihood of a weaker polar vortex this winter, the website reports. And a ...

Since the Ice Ages, the Polar Vortex has acted as a climatic gatekeeper. When breached, it unleashes freezing air into regions unprepared for it. This decade, those breaches are becoming more frequent ...

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NASA has selected three instruments to travel to the moon, with two planned for integration onto an LTV (Lunar Terrain ...

Sweltering heat happens every summer, but to get close to the bar of a state's all-time hottest temperature usually takes a heat wave that's on another level.

Extreme heat is impacting states across the country. See maps of high temperature forecasts and heat index levels.

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