The SSW is linked to Polar Vortex Collapse - and is the rare system that was responsible for the Beast from the East in 2018. Seven years ago an SSW created weather that left the UK snowed in for ...

A polar vortex collapse is expected to occur in mid-March, bringing severe winter weather and major travel disruptions across North America. While its primary effects will be felt in the United ...

It appears the cold weather isn’t quite done with the UK yet (Picture: Shutterstock) Last month, a polar vortex which dealt the most brutal winter to much of the US in recent years broke down ...

During the winter, the polar vortex can strengthen and weaken - and even reverse direction - which has effects on the weather in the UK and other countries such as the US. Sudden stratospheric warming ...

The Met Office says the UK is highly likely to see a polar vortex collapse in March - the weather phenomenon responsible for 2018’s ‘Beast from the East’. A sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) was ...

A polar vortex collapse occurs when the layer between ... The weather event may also impact the UK, with forecasters warning that temperatures could drop again after a temporary reprieve this ...

The UK weather agency has warned that the polar vortex is 'weakening rapidly', with the risk of a cold snap later in the month increasing. This weekend, temperatures are set to be 'well above the ...

This disturbance weakens the polar vortex, allowing cold air to spill southward. The weakened jet stream becomes wavier, letting Arctic air reach regions like the UK, resulting in colder weather ...

Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, say scientists. Powerful ...