The XB-70 Valkyrie was not defeated by bad engineering. It was defeated by a strategic idea that aged faster than the airplane built to prove it. Conceived in the 1950s as the Air Force’s answer to ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – When you hear meteorologists talk about a polar vortex breakdown, it might sound like something that only affects the Arctic or northern states. In reality, these events can have ...

Severe temperatures are expected to dominate most of the country in the coming days, with single-digit temperatures forecast for parts of the Northeast. Overall, temperatures will begin to warm in the ...

Satellite image of a bomb cyclone. It’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere. We are actually having a proper one this year. Irrespective of what is going on with our climate, it is supposed to be cold ...

The polar vortex collapsed, and severe temperatures are set to dominate most of the country in the coming days. Single-digit temperatures are forecast for much of the Northeast, and subzero ...

Vortex Optics made headlines in 2022 when it was selected to provide the Next Generation Squad Weapons–Fire Control (NGSW-FC) system for the U.S. Army’s NGSW program. That has led to both securing ...

Mathew Barlow has received federal funding for research on extreme events and also conducts legal consulting related to climate change.. Judah Cohen does not work for, consult, own shares in or ...

Rising Arctic temperatures and melting sea ice could be causing cold air to flow into the Northern Hemisphere. But not all scientists agree. By Eric Niiler The polar vortex is a ribbon of ...

You’ve probably heard the term “polar vortex” a lot this winter. But what is it exactly? Imagine a “whirlpool” of cold air that sits high above the Arctic. That is the polar vortex. It’s not a ...

The polar vortex is sending arctic blasts and chilly temperatures to most of the United States, and states from Texas to Oklahoma could see snow, sleet and ice. As of Wednesday, Jan. 21, millions of ...

Extremely cold air is going to take over Michigan, as the center of the Polar Vortex drops far south. The center of this swirling vortex will come as far south as Lake Superior. When the center of the ...