Wake Vortex: A pair of counter-rotating vortices generated behind an aircraft as it moves through the air, which can affect the safety of following aircraft. LiDAR: Light Detection and Ranging ...

In seven to 14 days, a blast of arctic air will wash over the eastern half of the United States, forecasters say. There is a “pretty good chance” the vortex will bring with it “significant ...

The jet stream is like a river of west-to-east winds in the upper atmosphere. Airplanes use it like a highway.

A blast of arctic air from Canada has brought the season's coldest weather to most of the United States. The system, known as a polar vortex, is forecast to bring subzero temperatures to the ...

Most of the U.S. will enjoy milder temperatures on Thursday, but the warmup will be brief as a polar vortex will send ...

When Virgin Atlantic Flight 10 took off from New York’s JFK International Airport this week, it was running 1 hour 13 minutes ...

It's about to get very, very cold for lots of Americans. A series of blasts of polar vortex air from the north will bring subfreezing temperatures as well as ice and snowstorms to 40 US states ...

The upcoming polar vortex will bring arctic air from Canada down throughout most of the U.S. While not as severe as the 2021 Great Texas Freeze, the phenomenon will quickly drop temperatures into ...

Basically, the term polar vortex describes a large area of low pressure and cold air that usually sits at both of the Earth’s poles, according to the National Weather Service. It becomes ...