F or bears of both the market and polar kind, a planet without an ice cap is a tragedy. The Arctic is warming four times faster than the world at large, causing ice to shrink by an area the size of Austria each year. Since the 1980s the volume of ice has fallen by 70% or more. The Arctic’s first ice-free day may occur before 2030.

Yes. Although this blast of Arctic air sweeping the nation has thrown Bostonians scrounging through closets to find hats, gloves, and that extra-puffy coat, the fact is that the climate is still getting warmer.

It's like "bomb cyclone" or "firenado." It seems like the sort of phenomenon that would be responsible for the record-breaking blast of cold, snow and wintry conditions that reached all the way to the Gulf Coast this week.

I’ve been convinced that we are about to experience a very serious and dangerous weather episode,” Houston Mayor John Whitmire said Sunday.

A polar vortex dipping down from Siberia is bringing a cold front with frigid temperatures to millions Americans. See maps of the arctic blast.

Recent findings indicate that the Arctic's traditional role as a planetary cooling agent is faltering, with hotspots and wildfires nearly nullifying its carbon storage capabilities. A detailed study spanning three decades reveals a shift towards a more carbon-emitting Arctic,

A 2-year-old dog was found inside a New Jersey dumpster on the morning of Jan. 21 after being abandoned over 11 hours earlier amid freezing temperatures. Surveillance footage helped police identify the man,

The arctic airmass keeping us in the deep freeze will finally begin to move out of the region as a series of weak storm systems will pass near the area. We can expect mostly

When 10 degrees feels pretty good, you know that we’d have some bitter air in place. Most locations start this morning close to that

The arctic blast is retreating out of CNY, and the lake snow event that dropped several feet north of Syracuse has ended, but what’s next? Find out below… Bitter air

After millennia as a carbon deep-freezer for the planet, regional hotspots and increasingly frequent wildfires in the northern latitudes have nearly canceled out that critical storage capacity in the permafrost region,

Clouds to some sun today, but northern parts of the state may see a few scattered flurries and snow showers. Daytime temperatures climb back into the mid and upper 20s with a light breeze.