Intense Northeast blizzard had a 'Goldilocks' situation to roll up monster snow totals Meteorologists say the powerful nor’easter smacking the Northeast is a classic, record-setting blizzard The Independent UK · Feb 23
How the polar vortex and warm ocean intensified a major US winter storm A severe winter storm that brought crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow to a large part of the U.S. in late January 2026 left a mess in states from New Mexico to New England. Hundreds of thousands of people lost power across the South as ice pulled down tree branches… The Conversation · Jan 24
How big winter storms create snow, sleet and freezing rain When big winter storms move in, they can bring nasty weather that shows up as different things in different places — maybe it’s snow, or sleet, or freezing rain The Independent UK · Jan 22
‘Exceptionally cold’: How a warming Arctic is pushing the US and Eastern Europe into a deep freeze Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture and a lack of sea ice for the dangerous winter blast. Euronews · Jan 22
Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture, lack of sea ice for dangerous winter blast Meteorologists warn that a stretched polar vortex could bring severe winter weather to much of the United States The Independent UK · Jan 21
How climate change is changing the way athletes train ahead of the Winter Olympics Climate change is affecting winter sports worldwide, with shorter winters and less snow The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
Scientists discover changes to the polar vortex that are plunging parts of US into deep freeze When the polar vortex stretches, North America feels the chill. New research reveals some of the stratospheric patterns controlling these cold snaps. LiveScience · Jul 18, 2025
Polar vortex makes much of US colder than Greenland, but warmth is coming. Then more cold The polar vortex’s icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025
Very cold weather is coming. US about to get 10th and chilliest polar vortex this winter Meteorologists warn that the coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy and prolonged exclamation point on America’s winter of repeated polar vortex invasions starting this weekend The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025
Get ready for an even bigger chill. Siberian air to make Trump swearing-in coldest in 40 years The vast majority of Americans are about to get an extended taste of frigid Siberian weather The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025
Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming world Greenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather experienced by billions of people and in the climate changes taking shape all over the planet The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025
What to know as snow, freezing rain and bitter cold heads through much of the US The National Weather Service says a major winter storm is forecast to produce heavy snow and significant ice starting in the central U.S. and moving east The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2025
A double dose of nasty winter is about to smack much of the US with snow, ice and biting cold Meteorologists forecast a strong snow and ice storm followed by brutally cold conditions will soon smack the eastern two-thirds of the United States The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2025
Arctic Amplification: Climate Change Leads to Extreme Weather Contradictions Explore how climate change is causing extreme weather patterns, with the United States experiencing chilling cold while other regions of the world endure u... Top News · Jan 16, 2024
The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2023 Dreaming of a white Christmas? Try Alaska. Meanwhile, some US ski areas struggle with rain For most Americans dreaming of a white Christmas, this year’s prospects aren’t good
WEKU · Oct 23, 2023 Winter forecast: A warmer North, wetter South because of El Nino, climate change Most of the country is predicted to be warmer than normal with that warmth stretching north from Tennessee, Missouri, Nebraska and Nevada, along with nearly all of California, say federal forecasters.
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023 Forecasters say we can expect a warm, wet winter. You can thank El Nino. The upcoming United States winter looks likely to be a bit low on snow and extreme cold outbreaks, with federal forecasters predicting the North to get warmer than normal and the South wetter and stormier
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023 Federal forecasters predict warm, wet US winter but less snow because of El Nino, climate change The upcoming United States winter looks likely to be a bit low on snow and extreme cold outbreaks, with federal forecasters predicting the North to get warmer than normal and the South wetter and stormier
Axios · Feb 10, 2023 A big change in winter weather patterns may mean frigid temps for Europe and the U.S. A sudden stratospheric warming event is likely to take place next week, forecasters tell Axios.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 29, 2022 What is the Link Between Winter Storms and Global Warming? The world is getting warmer, winters included.
Al Jazeera · Dec 23, 2022 Heavy snow and plunging temperatures: What is a bomb cyclone? The United States braces for a cold snap as wind-chill temperatures could drop to dangerous levels far below zero.
Daily Mirror · Dec 22, 2022 'Bomb cyclone' sweeps through US sparking Christmas travel chaos amid heavy snow Ice and snow riding on the back of racing winds are set to batter the US this Christmas weekend with temperatures plunging as far south as Florida's Gulf Coast
The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022 EXPLAINER: Arctic blast sweeps US, bomb cyclone possible An arctic blast is bringing extreme cold, heavy snow and high winds to much of the U.S. this week
Axios · Dec 15, 2022 Arctic blast takes aim at U.S. for Christmas, New Years It has the potential to be "one of the coldest Arctic outbreaks in December in years."
Axios · Dec 8, 2022 Powerful "Greenland Block" may raise odds of a White Christmas for some The weather pattern is uncannily similar to the winter of 2009-10, which produced Mid-Atlantic blizzards.