Thousands of swimmers took a leap into Lake Michigan at North Avenue Beach Sunday morning to raise funds for the Special Olympics Illinois at the 26th annual Polar Plunge. Plunge organizers said ...

The polar vortex is splitting — an exceedingly rare phenomenon for this time of year that will be an unusual driver of warmer temperatures, as the calendar flips to March and meteorological spring.

Osborne Elementary families soon will be dancing the night away as part of an educational and entertaining fundraising evening. The eighth annual Polar Ball is set for 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20. It’s ...

The cold weather appears to be here to stay in South Jersey, at least until mid-February. A polar vortex is expected to keep arctic air flowing into the area for the upcoming days, causing sustained ...

Don't put away that winter jacket just yet. The polar vortex is expected to be impacted by a sudden warmup of the stratosphere, which will bring freezing temperatures to New Jersey this weekend and ...

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The finding offers a small window of hope for a polar bear population vulnerable to the effects of climate change. A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walks on pack ice in Svalbard, Norway. The effects ...

Seals favored by Svalbard bears are becoming easier to hunt as ice declines, a study found. But researchers say the situation may be temporary. By Eric Niiler The population of polar bears in Norway’s ...

To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of Earth, to the stratospheric polar vortex. When you purchase through links ...