In parts of the US schools are closed, flights are cancelled, and USPS has even stopped deliveries. Frostbite can occur in ten minutes or less, and police stations have opened their doors to the homeless…
Once in a generation blast of cold weather: From the BBCDeadly cold weather has brought what meteorologists call a "once-in-a-generation" deep freeze to the US.
The extreme Arctic blasts, caused by a spinning pool of cold air known as the polar vortex, could bring wind chill temperatures as low as -53C (-64F).
Weather officials in the state of Iowa have warned people to "avoid taking deep breaths, and to minimise talking" if they go outside.
Chicago police say people are being robbed at gunpoint of their coats.
This may be the beast from the Sudden Stratospheric Warming that was raging a month or so ago high above the Arctic jet streams.
Forecasters are attributing this cold snap to a sudden warming above the North Pole, caused by a blast of hot air from Morocco last month.
Cities shutting down:
Grand Forks, North Dakota, has so far seen the lowest wind chill at [...]
from Climate Change Skeptic Blogs via hj on Inoreader http://bit.ly/2FYThDZ
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