Special Olympics Pennsylvania announced Monday its annual Lehigh Valley Polar Plunge will take place at a new venue this year after organizers determined the Delaware River was too frozen for safe ...

The cold weather appears to be here to stay in South Jersey, at least until mid-February. A polar vortex is expected to keep arctic air flowing into the area for the upcoming days, causing sustained ...

Don't put away that winter jacket just yet. The polar vortex is expected to be impacted by a sudden warmup of the stratosphere, which will bring freezing temperatures to the Northeast this weekend and ...

The bitter cold temperatures that have left a chill over the eastern half of the country aren’t going anywhere, as a major disruption to the polar vortex is coming this month. While the cold is not ...

Polar bears are now adding new foods to their diet, including reindeer, walruses and bird eggs Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and ...

Scientists have reported some rare good news from the Arctic. As the climate changes and the ice melts, in one region at least, polar bears are thriving — finding new ways to survive, and even packing ...

The majority of the United States will experience chilling temperatures due to a blast of arctic air from Canada. The Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southern U.S. are expected to see below-freezing ...

The annual polar plunge fundraiser hosted by the Chicago Polar Bear Club scheduled for Friday was canceled in anticipation of sub-zero temperatures set to freeze the region. The Chicago Polar Bear ...

The Omaha Polar Plunge is back—and it's bigger and colder than ever. This high-energy winter tradition brings hundreds of courageous participants to Lake Zorinsky to jump into icy waters, all in ...

Polar vortexes are a year-round phenomenon. But Chicago-area residents only notice them when they collapse, experts say. That’s what’s happening starting Thursday when dangerously frigid air from ...

The polar vortex is sending arctic blasts and chilly temperatures to most of the United States, and states from Texas to Oklahoma could see snow, sleet and ice. As of Wednesday, Jan. 21, millions of ...

Alabama has felt the first punch of winter, and forecasters warn a stronger cold spell could arrive before January ends. A polar vortex disruption sent Arctic air surging south over the weekend, ...