China News Service, February 7th, "This is the coldest time in my memory." 45-year-old Paul Butler said.
Recently, the extremely cold weather "frozen" the United States, and the nighttime wind chill temperature recorded by the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire dropped to minus 78 degrees Celsius at one point.
The extremely cold weather also brought a series of impacts, leading to large-scale power outages and road blockades in many places.
Record-breaking extreme cold triggers 'frost shock'
According to the Associated Press, affected by the Arctic air flow, the nighttime wind chill temperature recorded by the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire was as low as minus 78 degrees Celsius, the lowest since relevant records were kept in the United States.
Temperatures in other parts of Mount Washington were also as low as minus 43 degrees Celsius to minus 45 degrees Celsius.
On February 3, 2023, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, two women were wrapped in heavy clothing in the cold weather.
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and many other states all set or reached record low temperatures on February 4, the National Weather Service said.
The Weather Service's Maine office said it had received reports of "frost quakes" in the area as temperatures dropped as low as minus 51 degrees Celsius in a border town.
The office explained that frost quakes, also known as "frost earthquakes", are the same as earthquakes. When frost quakes occur, they produce tremors and thunderous noises. This is caused by the sudden cracks in frozen ground or groundwater in extremely cold weather.
Why are there record low temperatures in many parts of the United States?
According to the National Weather Service, the arctic storm from eastern Canada brought record-setting damage to Albany and Rochester, New York, Augusta, Maine, and Worcester, Massachusetts, among others. minimum temperature.
According to Agence France-Presse, the extreme wind chill temperature of minus 78 degrees Celsius was the result of a temperature of minus 43 degrees Celsius at the time and strong winds at 177 kilometers per hour.
“Never been so cold”
"I don't remember a time when it was this cold, it hasn't been this cold since 2015."
A Boston citizen walking his dog on the street was wrapped in three shirts and a down jacket. He wore a hat and buttoned the hood of the down jacket.
His puppy was also wrapped in a coat, shivering in the ice and snow.
A woman holds her dog in the freezing cold on February 4, 2023 in Portland, Maine.
Under these conditions, skin can suffer from frostbite for as little as five minutes of exposure, the Weather Service warns.
The emergency room at Massachusetts General Hospital treated several patients with hypothermia, and a couple were admitted to the hospital with frostbite.
ABC reported that the massive ice storm brought freezing rain and sleet to much of the southern United States, crushing power lines and trees.
Affected by the extreme cold weather, more than 350,000 people in Texas were without power, and the governor has issued disaster declarations in seven counties.
Power supply in some areas may not be restored until the 12th.
The California Department of Transportation said a few days ago that about 119 kilometers of U.S. Route 395 were closed due to power outages due to the storm.
On February 3, 2023, in downtown Chicago, ice debris accumulated on the Ohio Street lake beach.
The weather has also caused many ski resorts to restrict operations.
The Jay Peak ski resort in northern Vermont, near the Canadian border, was completely closed on the 3rd and 4th.
In Southwick, Mass., a car was damaged when a tree fell on it due to strong winds, killing a baby inside and sending the driver to hospital with serious injuries, according to a statement from the district attorney.
However, the US National Weather Service estimates that this strong cold air is about to move out of most parts of the Northeast, and the temperature in many places will rise significantly.
(Intern Wang Xuran)