At least 13 people dead after -45C ‘bomb cyclone’ sweeps US

At least 13 people have died after a storm described as a once-in-a-generation “bomb cyclone” struck the US.

Temperatures plunged as low as -45C in parts of the country, causing 10ft snow drifts and thousands of cancelled flights.

More than 240 million Americans faced weather warnings as the US National Weather Service warned people that they faced frostbite, hypothermia and death if they stayed outside for too long.

At least ten of the thirteen weather-related deaths were caused by fatal car crashes in states including Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma and Ohio.

The driver of a car in Missouri died after losing control on an icy road, going down an embankment, over a cement wall and landing upside down in a creek.

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[berserkirclaws]

-45°c 😱
I can't even start to imagine that temperature!

[BeWater]

'sweeps US', then shows footage from Ontario, Canada.

[markyw]

Wow there's the number 13 as usual and a "bomb cyclone" nothing like fear porn

[richardallan]

it's ok everyone, these are just normal climatic cycles. Keep consuming, going to work and having kids.

[dxmajrd]

Imagine how good that would have looked if Americans could be bothered to turn their phones for panoramic images and videos!

[FemboyEngineer]

Batteries especially lithium deplete quickly in this temperature, so much for electric vehicles.

[phillipdavies]

What I've noticed from past winters in the UK, is around 5 to 6-weeks after very severe weather hitting the US we seem to get similar wintry / stormy weather patterns in the UK, albeit less severe. Not understanding meteorology I don't know the reasons for this.

[jabbadabbajew]

Wait I thought it was global warming?

Nah…….. just HAARP…

[freeforester]

Welcome to the milankovich cycle, let’s see them ‘mitigate’ that!

[MrMikegl]

That will be the effects of global warming.

[Nabby]

I had no idea America got that cold apart from maybe Alaska hell even Florida is down to -1

[Filmsu]

The bomb has been dropped and not long till the bomb will reach us

[peterellis]

I wonder how the windmills and the solar panels are managing to provide all the heating and power needs.

[jofferybezos]

I bet they are glad for a bit of cold weather after the arson attacks during the summer where people died.

[likklej]

Coming to a town near you in the U.K. soon as the jet stream moves around?

[Dragon-Slayr]

Atleast the American people can start getting used to such extreme weathers. Ice age can be stopped but it's through our freewill the future of the planet is reflected.

Regards

God Code reader

[fabiofiori]

How beautiful. I think snow at Christmas is so romantic, to be cuddled up with my love by the fireplace, drinking hot chocolate. Too bad that in my country it snows very rarely.😍🎅

[Mike_]

When the Nuclear fallout cloud after the Nuclear accident was pushing to Main land Russia they employed aircraft to mist spray the contaminated cloud so it resided in the NE Ukraine region

[junaidgul]

The day after tommorow in the movie they show this pridiction i live in karachi pakistan its 25 december and we did not even have a winter Yet global weather is changing drastically and human in future will effect so badly how we mess with nature and nature will take it revenge so badly :

[frtuihjg]

I guess that knocks the global warming idea on the head then.