Occasionally, we get reports of few loud booms around region after a cold snap, especially at night or early morning. It is often highly localized and sometimes produces some shaking. It could be a ...

During extreme cold events, you may hear a loud boom and feel like you have experienced an earthquake. However, this event was more likely a cryoseism, also known as an ice quake or a frost quake, and ...

This is what a split in the polar vortex looks like! Highlighted by the red boxes, you can see two distinct circulation centers, versus strictly one. This allows for cold air to flood southward into ...