The bitter cold temperatures that have left a chill over the eastern half of the country aren’t going anywhere, as a major disruption to the polar vortex is coming this month. While the cold is not ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The Myrtle Beach Polar Plunge is making changes due to the weather. All live events for the Myrtle Beach Polar Plunge at the Sands Ocean Club Resort have been canceled for ...

Rising temperatures and rapidly melting sea ice threaten polar bears across the Arctic. But the bears living 800 miles north of the Arctic Circle have stayed surprisingly fat, researchers report ...

Polar bears are the poster children of climate change—and for good reason. These giant bears hunt, mate and spend their days hanging out on Arctic sea ice, which is rapidly disappearing as the climate ...

PARK CITY, Utah — In the snowy subarctic wilds of northern Manitoba, the Inuit have a word for polar bears who’ve lost their fear of being around humans: avinnaarjuk, or “nuisance bear.” That’s a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Much of the nation east of the Rocky Mountains is hunkered down for what could be the worst winter storm of the season, followed ...

A major winter storm is impacting much of the nation east of the Rocky Mountains. The storm's intensity is caused by a combination of a stretched polar vortex, a wavy jet stream, and moisture from the ...

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 ...

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 ...

With over 170 million Americans facing below-average temperatures, even colder air may be on the horizon thanks to the displacement of the polar vortex that will lock in the feel of winter and park ...