Why ice loss in the Arctic is threatening polar bear populations
After a summer of fasting on land, the bears need to get back to their frozen home to hunt seals and bulk up. But their migration ritual is changing.
Polar Adventure Day draws a winter crowd to the Southeast Side: 'People are excited. People are thrilled'
On Saturday, local Ald. Peter Chico welcomed attendees of all ages to Big Marsh Park in South Deering, where huskies pulled ...
New York Post2d
Polar vortex ushers in life-threatening cold for over 90 million as far south as Florida, Texas
FOX Forecast Center / FOX Weather The polar vortex has returned to the U.S., and frostbite-inducing temperatures are blasting millions of Americans. According to the FOX Forecast Center ...
Time5d
A Polar Vortex Is Stretching Across the U.S. Here’s What to Expect
BISMARCK, N.D. — Harsh cold descended on the nation’s midsection Monday as a polar vortex gripped the Rockies and Northern Plains on the heels of weekend storms that pummeled the Eastern U.S ...
Physics World4d
Scientists discover secret of ice-free polar-bear fur
Patience: A polar bear still-hunting on the sea ice of Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada. (Courtesy: Jenny E Ross) In the teeth of the Arctic winter, polar-bear fur always remains free of ice – but how?
Chicago Sun-Times4d
Polar vortex brings wind chills as low as minus 20 to Chicago region
A group of people walk toward the pedestrian tunnel that connects Hyde Park to Promontory Point as Presidents Day temperatures dropped and stayed cold across the Chicago area on Monday. Tyler ...
KCCI Des Moines5d
What is a polar vortex? US gets a taste of the Arctic this week
I'm Mimi Kiley reporting. The term "polar vortex" usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region. It is a normal pattern that is stronger in the winter and ...
Sports Illustrated4d
Why Bears feel justified raising ticket prices 10% across the board
The Bears received praise from all corners, particularly president Kevin Warren, for convincing board chairman George McCaskey to pay what was necessary to bring in coach Ben Johnson. Now comes ...
Sports Illustrated6d
Bears urged to focus on one offseason goal as 2025 free agency and NFL draft approaches
The Chicago Bears' offseason needs list is long, but one stands above the rest and was recently dubbed their primary focus in free agency and the NFL Draft. Despite an exciting start to the 2024 ...
Sky5d
US weather: Ten dead as polar vortex brings 'life-threatening cold' to US
It marks the 10th - and coldest - polar vortex this season so far, with pressure systems pushing cold air from the Arctic southwards into North America and Europe. The polar vortex is a large area ...
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Adam Schefter predicts Eagles 2025 NFL opener vs Bears instead of Lions
ESPN reporter predicts Ben Johnson's first game as Bears head coach will take place at Eagles in NFL 2025 kickoff season opener. NFL would save the Lions, who also visit the Eagles in 2025 ...