Source: BBC
North America’s brutal cold snap is heading east, ushering in dangerous temperatures not seen in two decades, warn forecasters.
About half of the US population has been placed under a wind chill warning or cold weather advisory.
In Canada, the province of Ontario is facing temperatures of -40C (-40F) with wind chill.
Thousands of flights have been grounded, and residents told their skin could freeze if they go outside.
People on the US north-east coast were warned to prepare themselves for the cold front sweeping in on Tuesday from the Midwest.
Temperatures were set to plummet overnight in New York and Washington DC by as much as 45 degrees, from unseasonably clement highs a day earlier.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that parts of major highways would be closed in preparation for the extreme weather, which could see the mercury plummet to -26C (-15F) overnight with wind chill.
Categories: Americas
This dip-cold temperature in North America is alarming. It is important that all North Americans must prepare themselves for the worst condition. A few days Ice storm in Toronto devastated all Toronto residents, what if this devastation lasts for a few more weeks.