To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of ...

A severe winter storm that brought freezing rain, sleet and snow to a large part of the U.S. was intensified by the polar ...

Meaningful refinements are coming for Vantage, Grit and Ignite watches ...

It exists all the time, but it usually gets stronger in winter. When the jet stream (a river of wind) bends and dips south, ...

SAN DIEGO – Make-A-Wish San Diego is diving into 2026 with its inaugural Polar Plunge on Saturday, Jan. 10, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Catamaran Resort Hotel in Mission Bay. This family-friendly event ...

In subzero winds, hypothermia announces itself in small, easy-to-miss ways. Here’s what one Nat Geo Explorer does to combat it in some of the coldest places on Earth.

BOISE, Idaho — This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press. Make-A-Wish Idaho is hosting its 23rd annual Gebert-Arbaugh Polar Bear Challenge on Saturday, Jan. 10 at Lucky Peak State Park. The ...

Tens of millions of people are in the path of a major winter storm. Federal cuts threaten efforts to understand the causes of such weather.

They ran, jumped, and dove in for a cause. More than a hundred volunteers were “Freezin’ for a Reason” in the cold water of Mission Bay at Make-A-Wish San Diego’s inaugural Polar Plunge on Saturday, ...

It’s 11 a.m. on the first morning of 2026 in Birch Bay, Washington. There’s a sharp chill in the air. Driving down Birch Bay Drive, sporadic groups of people wrapped in towels, robes and sweatshirt ...

Make-A-Wish Idaho is hosting its 23rd annual Gebert-Arbaugh Polar Bear Challenge on Saturday, Jan. 10 at Lucky Peak State Park. The challenge is an annual winter fundraiser for Make-A-Wish, where ...