According to the NWS, the Arctic polar vortex is a powerful band of west-to-east winds that develops in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 miles above the North Pole, during the winter season. It is ...

A La Niña winter just started, but it isn’t expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.

The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration announced this week La Niña has arrived. This usually means the northern ...

Global temperatures last year crept past a key goal, raising questions about how much nations can stop the planet from heating up further.

Raging wildfires in Los Angeles killed at least two people, destroyed hundreds of buildings and stretched firefighting ...

The state is seeing a sharp water divide this year, with lots of rain in the north while the south has stayed dry. A ...

NOAA data shows 9,759 tornadoes were reported statewide between January 1950 and January 2024, the most recent data available ...

Here's a list of tips and essential supplies for staying safe and warm as a second winter storm with snow, ice and rain plows ...

The left map shows the total melt days for the Antarctic Ice Sheet as of January 1, 2025. The middle map is a close up of the Antarctic Peninsula through the same time frame. The graph shows the daily ...

You’ll find topographic maps charting the great mountains of the Pacific Northwest and wooden charts defining the mysterious depths of Puget Sound. Metsker Maps is packed with anything a world ...

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And with Russia still on the march, the war is far from over. This page is updated with the latest maps and charts showing military and humanitarian aspects of Russia’s war in Ukraine.