All across the northern hemisphere from Athens, Greece, to Athens, Texas, snowfalls have blanketed streets and temperatures have plunged to freezing in places where winter usually requires no more than a jacket. Around the North Pole, winter’s ultra-cold air is usually kept bottled up 15 to 30 miles high. That’s the polar vortex, which spins … Read more
On Friday afternoons in summer, Stockholm residents hop on ferries in front of the National Museum and stream out of the capital to the 30,000 or so islands that lie nearby. You can check in to your own retreat at the Seglarhotell overlooking the harbour on Sandhamn, the furthest island out in Stockholm’s archipelago before … Read more
Every state – including Hawaii – will experience below freezing temperatures next Monday due to a polar vortex which will send plumes of arctic air down into the US. The vortex is composed of strong winds that usually circulate in the arctic and do not reach areas further to the south. However, the winds have … Read more
Every state – including Hawaii – will experience below freezing temperatures next Monday due to a polar vortex which will send plumes of arctic air down into the US. The vortex is composed of strong winds that usually circulate in the arctic and do not reach areas further to the south. However, the winds have … Read more
Polar attraction! Penguins meet polar bear for the first time as they take a field trip around their zoo in the snow The seven penguins waddle through the snow at Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri They approach the polar bear named Kali, who hails from the Arctic, at his pool Group made of two king … Read more
‘If you’ve printed out an itinerary, throw it away,’ says Adam, the trip leader of Oceanwide Expeditions’ Hondius ship, as we gather for a briefing en route to the world’s largest desert – Antarctica. The initial plan for the ten-day expedition has changed, he says, and now we’ll venture below the Antarctic Circle, something that … Read more
A blood-stained polar bear feeding on a seal pup and a large red deer pictured in an idyllic winter scene are among contenders in wildlife photography contest A series of exquisite wildlife and countryside pictures were submitted for a photography competition Snaps sent in to the Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers Living World … Read more
Elizabeth Hurley, 55, showcases her incredible figure in a red bikini as she poses with POLAR BEARS for kooky Christmas card By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 01:41 GMT, 25 December 2020 | Updated: 01:41 GMT, 25 December 2020 She’s been documenting her ‘quiet’ festive season on social media in recent days. And Elizabeth Hurley … Read more
Kourtney Kardashian is sensationally glam in vintage Dolce and Gabbana as she rides a polar bear next to her Christmas tree By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 06:10 GMT, 21 December 2020 | Updated: 06:10 GMT, 21 December 2020 She certainly knows how to celebrate the holidays in the highest of styles. Kourtney Kardashian posed … Read more
Is a white Christmas on the way? ‘Polar ice bomb’ looms with temperatures set to plummet as low as minus 7C on the big day Met Office predicts that between December 16 and 25 there will be mixture of showers and bright spells Blustery showers potentially falling as snow could mean wintery conditions are confined … Read more