100 million Americans brace for more cold, ice and snow
Source: AP
By PAUL J. WEBER and JILL BLEED
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Winter weather that has overwhelmed power grids unprepared for climate change and left millions without electricity in record-breaking cold kept its grip on the nations midsection Wednesday.
At least 20 people have died, some while struggling to find warmth inside their homes. In the Houston area, one family succumbed to carbon monoxide from car exhaust in their garage; another perished as they used a fireplace to keep warm.
Blame the polar vortex, a weather pattern that usually keeps to the Arctic, but is increasingly visiting lower latitudes and staying beyond its welcome. Scientists say global warming caused by humans is partly responsible for making the polar vortexs southward escapes longer and more frequent.
More than 100 million people live in areas covered Wednesday by some type of winter weather warning, watch or advisory, as yet another winter storm hits Texas and other parts of the southern Plains, the National Weather Service said.
City of Richardson worker Kaleb Love breaks ice on a frozen fountain Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Richardson, Texas. Temperatures dropped into the single digits as snow shut down air travel and grocery stores. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Bayard
(21,987 posts)Picture of that guy in the fountain makes me cringe.
We haven't lost power yet here in KY, but still getting a lot of icing. Concerned about our big pines going over. Once again, very glad we have the wood stove. Can even do simple cooking on it if need be.
jayfish
(10,037 posts)Why was City of Richardson worker Kaleb Love sent to break up ice on a fecking fountain. Ferchrisakes!
BumRushDaShow
(128,292 posts)They knew this cold was coming last week. They could have had time to turn it off and drain it. Now with the freeze, the concrete is probably compromised.