Arctic

A piece of the Polar Vortex has moved over New England, resulting in frigid high temperatures only reaching into the teens and sub-zero wind chill values. Expect mostly sunny skies with the exception of the eastern coast and the Cape and Islands, where ocean-effect snow showers will drop up to an inch along the coast, and up to as much…

New England is bracing for another nor’easter and Pamela Gardner has everything we know about the storm right now. But she’s got good news as well for people who like wearing shorts in winter…

Today: AM sun, PM snow showers, Cape Cod squalls. Highs in the teens, wind chill subzero. Tonight: Mostly clear, bitter breeze. Lows in the single digits, wind chill subzero. Saturday: Bright but cold. Highs around 20, 10s north. Sunday: Sun to some clouds. Highs in the 20s.

The atmosphere is in flux over New England, and that almost always means things get interesting.  Pockets of mostly light snow persisting from overnight Wednesday night through Thursday morning delivered slick local and secondary roads, but even as snow continues to fly off and on Thursday, temperatures near freezing will limit additional accumulation except perhaps in a couple of localized…

Today: Pockets of light snow and snow showers. Highs around freezing. Tonight: Partly cloudy with an arctic wind. Lows in the single digits, wind chill below zero. Friday: Bitter cold, flurries and snow showers at times. Highs in the teens, wind chill subzero.

The Arctic and northern Siberia saw the largest temperature surges in 2020, and Europe had its hottest year ever as global carbon emissions continued to rise.

The Arctic is not a barren, frozen wasteland. It’s home to some of the most unique ecosystems in the world. More than this: it’s home to people.

An icebreaker carrying scientists on a year-long international effort to study the high Arctic has returned to its home port in Germany

The Arctic is feverish and on fire — at least parts of it are. And that’s got scientists worried about what it means for the rest of the world.

A Siberian town with the world’s widest temperature range has recorded a new high amid a heat wave that is contributing to severe forest fires.

Global warming is threatening reindeer herding in Sweden’s arctic region as unusual weather patterns jeopardize the migrating animals’ grazing grounds. Rainfall during the winter has led to thick layers of ice that block access to food. Already pressured by the mining and forestry industry, and other development that encroaches on grazing land, Sami herding communities fear climate change could mean...

The second that dog shelter owner Rochelle Steffen first laid eyes on a tiny “unicorn” puppy that has a tail growing out of his face, she had two thoughts. “I looked at him, and I was like, ‘This is the most ridiculously adorable puppy I’ve ever seen,” Steffen told TODAY. “Then my million-dollar question was, ‘Did the tail wag?”’ Steffen,...

Bode and Morgan Miller have welcomed twins. The former Olympic skier, 42, and the professional beach volleyball player, 32, made the happy announcement on TODAY Tuesday that Morgan gave birth Friday to identical twin boys to add to their growing family. The couple revealed on TODAY in August that they were expecting twins. The baby boys are not yet named.

Hill’s Pet Nutrition is voluntarily recalling select canned dog food products due to potentially elevated levels of vitamin D.

The much-ballyhooed, headline-topping, record-setting blast of arctic air has arrived. And while this may seem just as cold as the jab of bitter air last week, it had a little more flair with the mini-blizzard squalls that zipped through town Wednesday afternoon.

Snow squalls pushed east through New England and made for a slick Wednesday evening commute. Please be careful on the roads. Better yet, avoid driving in this round of snow. These squalls often lead to serious chain-reaction car crashes. The bursts of snow may last 15 to 30 minutes, put down 1 to 2 inches of snow and create blizzard-like...

Norwegian authorities said a polar bear on Saturday attacked and injured a polar bear guard who was leading tourists off a cruise ship on an Arctic archipelago. The polar bear was shot dead by another employee, the cruise company said. The Joint Rescue Coordination for Northern Norway tweeted that the attack occurred when the tourists from the MS Bremen cruise...

Last year finished in the history books as the third-hottest year on record. As a matter of fact, the five hottest years on record were in the last decade. What does this mean? This winter has already brought us sub-zero temperatures and a blizzard, with more snow on the way. How does this all connect?

After the weather we’ve seen so far in March, it may come as no surprise that a new study says extreme cold and snow are becoming more common in the Northeast.