Monster winter storm threatens half the country....and the Buffoon in Chief has some thoughts [View all]
(Guardian) The dangerous monster storm threatening half of the US was on Friday bearing down, with 16 states and Washington DC already declaring emergencies and areas typically unused to prolonged Arctic temperatures bracing for power failures and supply shortages.
At least 230 million people are likely to be affected by the huge winter weather system as it forms in parts of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains and surges across southern and midwestern areas from Friday, blowing up the east coast on Saturday and as far north as Maine by Sunday.
State governors have declared emergencies ahead of time that warn of mortal danger but also free up financial reserves to deal with the conditions. By early Friday, states of emergency had been announced in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina in the southern US.
Emergency declarations were also made in Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. New York added itself to the list later on Friday morning, as did Arkansas, Kansas and Kentucky. And Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington DC, declared a state of emergency in the district.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump on Friday morning posted on his social media platform: “Record Cold Wave expected to hit 40 States. Rarely seen anything like it before. Could the Environmental Insurrectionists please explain – WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLOBAL WARMING???” .......................(more)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/winter-storm-emergency-declarations
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