The term El Niño is very important as it dictates weather across the US and around the world. This is your one-stop shop for everything El Niño and why you should care about it.

While all the warmth of the past few days may make it feel like spring is in full effect, forecasters are saying otherwise.

Michigan and the Great Lakes are bracing for another cold shot later month as a polar vortex split in the stratosphere nudges ...

For millions of people living in the central and eastern United States, it’s suddenly going to feel like spring — or even summer — later this week into next.

A Times reporter and a photojournalist traveled above the Arctic Circle to retrace the footsteps of scientists who studied auroras over a century ago.

A messy trio of snow, freezing rain, and ice hit the Midwest and Northeast, while record-shattering spring heat is surging across the South, creating the perfect conditions for tornadoes, destructive ...

More than 425 registered plungers, representing 42 teams, would enter that water. By the end of the morning, the 2026 OBX Polar Plunge had raised more than $86,000 for Special Olympics North Carolina ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The South Bend Polar Plunge held its 27th annual event Sunday at Four Winds Field, where dozens of participants jumped into a freezing pool to raise money for Special ...

Scientists say recent extreme snowstorms are consistent with weather patterns shifting due to climate change. A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, which can lead to more intense precipitation, ...

Millions across the Midwest and Northeast are on alert as snow and ice target 25+ states with snow and ice just days after the Blizzard of 2026. Meanwhile, an imminent Polar Vortex collapse threatens ...

The 2026 Lewes Polar Bear Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Delaware is canceled. Sunday's plunge was expected to draw thousands of people to Rehoboth Beach. But, the event and the 5-K Run to the ...

We have all seen the pictures of the brutal, cold winds and the everlasting darkness of the Arctic Winter. What originates in the Arctic does not always stay in this frozen land. In the darkness of ...