Millions have seen the heart-wrenching video of a polar bear clinging to life, its white hair limply covering its thin, bony frame. Shot by Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier of the nonprofit group ...

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The polar vortex is weakening, which means New England is in for a colder than usual December, with episodic cold snaps. Every year around this time, that phrase — “polar vortex” — starts to buzz ...

In yet another sign that winter weather is either here or will be soon, the dreaded polar vortex is making news yet again. Its potential arrival in the United States over the next few weeks is cause ...

An extreme warming event high in the atmosphere is threatening to disrupt the polar vortex. We break down what that could mean for Canadians A rare, early, stratospheric warming event could shake up ...

High above the North Pole, in a slice of atmosphere rarely noticed and even less understood, a transformation is underway. Over the next 10 days, changes in the stratosphere will upend weather ...

Nearly all of New England has seen its share of frigid cold days and record mountain snow so far this November — and looking ahead, we’re about to get hit with another blast of Arctic air from a ...

Update: This story has been updated with further detail about the Polar Loop’s water resistance, which meets the swim-ready ISO 22810 standard as well as the more common WR30. Back in June I talked to ...

Louise Archer receives funding from Polar Bears International. She is affiliated with University of Toronto Scarborough and Polar Bears International. This study was performed in collaboration with ...