Researchers say a spinning mass of cold air in the stratosphere above the Arctic in 2022 made it up to three times more likely there would be intense storms in the UK and Ireland.

A polar vortex collapse is expected over the next two weeks, causing extreme winter weather and travel disruption across North America. The weather phenomenon is expected to develop in mid-March, ...

The collapse may also affect the UK and parts of Europe ... who may also be affected by this disruption to the polar vortex. Recent weather maps predict a subzero snowfall coming by mid-March ...

Scientists believe deadly Arctic winds were to blame for a series of savage storms that wreaked havoc in Britain over just a matter of days.

But what is a polar vortex and how does it affect us? A polar vortex is ... letting Arctic air reach regions like the UK, resulting in colder weather and extreme winter conditions.

He added: "It’s been understood for a while that the Arctic stratosphere can affect the type of winter we get in the UK, but these results show that ... said the storms were caused by a “swirling ...

Scientists have revealed the cause of three huge storms that battered the UK in space of a week in 2022. An "intense swirling ...

A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation ...

"The large polar vortex disruption from the second ... between the stratosphere and troposphere (where our weather occurs) can eventually affect the jet stream and can "increase the odds of ...

It's also likely to annoy cold-weather ... affect the jet stream and can "increase the odds of colder than average temperatures for the time of year, particularly for the eastern U.S.," noted NOAA ...