Stratospheric polar vortex changes still trigger brutal U.S. winter cold snaps and extreme weather despite a warming climate.

Beijing recorded its longest cold wave since records began in 1951 as the biting temperatures and snowfall experienced in the Chinese capital and elsewhere began to ease.. The temperature recorded ...

Second cold wave envelops China's Beijing in snow, ice. By Ryan Woo and Liz Lee. December 13, 2023 9:11 AM UTC Updated December 13, 2023 Item 1 of 7 People play with snow amid ...

On July 1, 2025, in Rosario, Argentina, @edmondcabj shared a video demonstrating the effects of an ongoing polar cold wave.

President Xi Jinping called for "all-out" emergency response efforts as a cold wave extended its grip over China on Friday, with temperatures falling below freezing across most of the country and ...

If you thought it was unusually cold last month, you were right: Thanks to an invasion of the polar vortex, February 2021 was the USA's coldest February in over 30 years.

This year’s Texas cold wave, which the study identifies as related to vortex stretching, caused close to 150 deaths and at least $20 billion in damages.

Cold wave advisories will be in effect in some regions in Gangwon, inland Chungcheong, Jeolla provinces, South Gyeongsang and Jeju Island starting at 8 p.m. on Sunday.