Tag: Snow and Snowstorms

What Is the Polar Vortex? And Other Cold-Weather Climate Questions

The basic idea, he said, is that the warmer conditions create larger and more energetic atmospheric waves that…

Snowstorm Hits Midwest as Region Braces for Ice and Freezing Rain

CHICAGO — A sprawling storm blocked highways, closed schools and canceled flights across much of the central United…

In Vermont, a Town Saved a Mountain, and a Mountain Saved a Town

Jim Lyall briskly skied up Mount Ascutney, eagerly pointing out the view. We were skinning up a ski…