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All 50 US states suffered freezing temperatures, affecting 190 million people

Wednesday, January 8th 2014 - 05:07 UTC
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Weather records have tumbled across North America, as all 50 US states saw freezing temperatures. The most extreme arctic blasts, blamed on a weather pattern known as the polar vortex, were said to have affected nearly 190 million people. Read full article

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  • Captain Poppy

    It's hell on the car as well.

    Jan 08th, 2014 - 10:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    The weather has gone mad..

    Jan 08th, 2014 - 11:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GFace

    In the spirit of the season, “I triple dog-dare you!”

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RgCbcT8eEU

    Jan 08th, 2014 - 04:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    poor kid,
    still,
    credit to him he backed it up,
    even if he was rather silly ..

    Jan 08th, 2014 - 06:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GeoffWard2

    I could be wrong, but it looks like a climate change to me.

    Jan 08th, 2014 - 08:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Captain Poppy

    It is suppose to be colder winter sand hotter summers. NA and SA are seeing. Manmade or cyclical.....it's changing.

    Jan 08th, 2014 - 11:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    well, with all the flooding and wind , thus the dammed rain,

    lets hope we don't get all that snow over here.

    Jan 09th, 2014 - 10:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • yankeeboy

    5. Hogwash!
    It was this cold and even snowier when I was growing up.

    These “scientists” use data that is no older than 200 yrs, some less than 30 and then model out predictions on a planet that's multibillion years old.

    It is shocking that some people fall for this kind of malarkey.

    Jan 09th, 2014 - 12:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    sometimes silly experts go to far, to reach the impossible,

    we are now told that parts of the M1will have its speed reduced from 70mph--to 60mph, for over 30 miles to help with the climate change,

    in the mean time china and India spills billions of tons of carbon into the air,

    how will ruceing the speed on the M1 help to stop this ????

    Jan 09th, 2014 - 01:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GeoffWard2

    I could be wrong, but it looks like a weather change to me.

    [How frequently and regularly does the weather have to present us with 'the same change' before 'weather' becomes 'climate'?]

    Jan 09th, 2014 - 04:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Captain Poppy

    Experts agree on one thing.....weather is changing. Now......as to what cause is is the real debate.....cyclical, mad-made or combined. The changes are not measured by poking your head out the windows. Atmospheric measures, chemical makeup in the ozone.....ice borings......we know a lot, what we can't say is it man-made of a natural cycle.
    To think the weather is not changing is to say the poles are not shifting either. Even the Vatican has a science department that believes in science. Weather change is measures over the millennium not decades.

    Jan 09th, 2014 - 07:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • A_Voice

    How creepy is this in Minnesota.....
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5L5i0SjLsY

    Jan 10th, 2014 - 10:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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