Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Stretched polar vortex, moisture and a lack of sea ice all to blame for dangerous winter blast, meteorologists say

Meteorologists said the eastern two-thirds of the nation is threatened with a winter storm that could rival the damage of a ...

Thanks to streaming, we’re in the era of Black Hole Movies, a vortex where films go to die

There’s a long list of high-profile streamer movies that never have a chance to register on the public consciousness ...
The Canadian Press on MSN

Intense cold causes flight delays, cancellations at Canadian airports

Guilherme Holtz and his family spent 11 hours on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Toronto and were looking forward to getting ...
Weather Underground

Whirls, Curls, and Little Swirls: The Science Behind Von Karman Vortices

Above: A Von Karman vortex street downwind of the Canary Island chain in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa on Feb. 27, 2015. Image credit: NASA Worldview. Editor's note: Meteorologist ...
The Muscatine Journal

Man posed as a pilot, flight attendant to get hundreds of free flights, authorities say

The scheme — reminiscent of "Catch Me If You Can," the movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio — lasted four years, U.S. prosecutors said.