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In the United States, the extreme cold spell killed at least 12 people, according to a more recent poll released on Thursday (31). Due to the polar vortex (learn more about the phenomenon below), temperatures in the country have dropped to around -40 ° C – with an even lower thermal sensation.
Five states pbaded an emergency law and schools were closed. The cold wave hit an area where 200 million people live, 65% of the US population. In ten states, even postal items had to be suspended.
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In western New York, a storm has left cities covered up to 40% of the population.
51 inches of snow. In addition, several schools in the northern United States canceled courses and approximately 1,700 flights departing and departing for Chicago Airport.
- Temperatures lower than Everest
- Images of Chicago frost during the polar vortex
Man pulls snow from the streets of Buffalo, New York, in cold weather in the United States – Photo: Lindsay DeDario / Reuters
However, over the weekend end, the temperature in the United States could rise rapidly. According to the Associated Press, the Moline thermometers, in Illinois, are expected to score 9 ° C Monday, a 45-degree difference from -36 ° C recorded on Thursday.
A woman shows that boiling water freezes when she comes in contact with the I froze during a cold spell in the United States – Photo: @ melissa_takes_fashion / via REUTERS
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Niagara Falls are partially frozen on the American side in Niagara Falls, New York, obs The extreme cold region is relatively far from the Arctic Circle. However, in this phenomenon, cold winds are hit by a mbad of warm air. The system then destabilizes and the icy winds move south.
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