It may only be Tuesday, but we can already say this week is pretty slow and sluggish (at least as far as the weather forecast is concerned). You can thank two rounds of a weather pattern known as a ...

A new study finds that the most intense and destructive rainstorms in Portugal, particularly those fueled by atmospheric ...

A potential wobble in the polar vortex could bring Arctic air to Michigan and the northern U.S. around Thanksgiving. A weakened polar vortex, combined with other atmospheric patterns, increases the ...

A significant disruption of atmospheric patterns around the Arctic is expected to begin any day, potentially allowing cold air to infiltrate farther south into parts of the Northern Hemisphere. The ...

Florida’s east coast has seen a sharp drop in major hurricane landfalls since the 1960s. Experts say shifting atmospheric patterns and long-term climate cycles are likely behind the change. Despite ...

Arctic sea ice has large effects on the global climate. By cooling the planet, Arctic ice impacts ocean circulation, atmospheric patterns, and extreme weather conditions, even outside the Arctic ...