Scientists in the Arctic and Antarctica say humans are triggering climate change, warning that shrinking glaciers and icecaps ...

NASA's PREFIRE mission, involving two CubeSats launched from New Zealand, aims to resolve uncertainties about far-infrared ...

A polar vortex is hitting most of the country in the next few days. What does it mean? How to protect yourself and pets ...

A team of 16 scientists and support staffers spent four summers drilling through Antarctic ice until they finally reached bedrock. To accomplish their goal, they endured average temperatures of -25.6 ...

The vortex is essentially an area of low pressure in the upper layers of the atmosphere over the polar region. This vortex ...

While compound extreme events across the bulk of the planet are characterized by hot and dry conditions, those over polar ice ...

The polar vortex is a whirling cone of low pressure over the poles that's strongest in the winter months due to the increased temperature contrast between the polar regions and the mid-latitudes ...

Some 60 million people are under weather alerts across 30 states. Seven of them have declared emergencies: Maryland, Virginia ...

In 2025, the EU will set up a new polar research body that will operate from Sweden, while scientists drill deep into polar ice to study the Earth's climate history and help mitigate the effects of ...