Explore the science of polar vortexes, how trees survive freezing temperatures, and snowflake formation as the Adirondacks brace for Thanksgiving snow.

Because this is the Polar Vortex Blog, we would love to be able to tell you how the stratospheric polar vortex is doing super cool things that can explain how cold and snowy it’s been in many parts of ...

It’s a pattern responsible for holding back the coldest temperatures on the planet. The lowest readings ever recorded in Canada and around the northern hemisphere occurred when this Arctic feature ...