When you’re inside a vortex, your body experiences things the news cameras can’t capture.

The answer has to do with the air we breathe and that bright white snowpack, as an atmospheric scientist in Colorado explains.

Solar cycles, sea ice and rising electricity use all play a role. So does an unhealthy surprise that has been quietly hiding a large amount of global warming – until now.

Behind the long-term climate projections that affect our lives sits one of the most remarkable scientific achievements of the modern era.

Cloud streets are elongated rows of cumulus clouds aligned parallel to the prevailing wind direction.

Scientists say the storm, driven by heightened solar activity, could cause temporary effects on technology and communications on Earth.