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Every year, the winter buzzwords start to fly before we set the Thanksgiving table. And who doesn't love feasting on the polar vortex? Everyone's favorite (or favorite to hate) phenomenon spins up in ...

High above the North Pole, in a slice of atmosphere rarely noticed and even less understood, a transformation is underway. Over the next 10 days, changes in the stratosphere will upend weather ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – This winter could be average, unlike recent years, due to the influence of the polar vortex. The polar vortex, which is a persistent large-scale cyclone located near the North ...