US: Dangerously cold temperatures-schools closed...
US: Dangerously cold temperatures-schools closed...
On Tuesday, dangerously low wind chills persisted across the majority of the Rockies, Great Plains, and Midwest, with wind chill values in several areas of the central united states falling below negative 30 degrees (minus 34.4 C). Around 110,000 homes and businesses in the united states remained without electricity as of late Monday; most of these were in Oregon following major outages that began on Saturday. Due to the possibility of freezing rain on Tuesday, Portland General Electric issued a warning that could impede restoration work. Transportation officials warned locals not to go because they anticipated dangerously slick roads with ice that might topple trees and power lines.Tuesday saw the cancellation of classes for kids in Portland as well as other large cities including Denver, Dallas, and fort Worth; Chicago is home to the fourth-largest public school district in the country. In addition to interfering with air travel, NFL playoff games, and Iowa's presidential caucuses, the storms and extremely low temperatures also resulted in a number of deaths around the nation.Two of the four fatalities in the Portland region were likely caused by hypothermia. After a tree fell on his house, another guy perished, and after a tree fell on an RV, a lady perished in a fire that spread from an open-flame stove. Three homeless persons in the Milwaukee region died, and authorities in wisconsin were looking into their deaths. They indicated that hypothermia was most likely the cause.
On Tuesday, dangerously low wind chills persisted across the majority of the Rockies, Great Plains, and Midwest, with wind chill values in several areas of the central united states falling below negative 30 degrees (minus 34.4 C). Around 110,000 homes and businesses in the united states remained without electricity as of late Monday; most of these were in Oregon following major outages that began on Saturday. Due to the possibility of freezing rain on Tuesday, Portland General Electric issued a warning that could impede restoration work. Transportation officials warned locals not to go because they anticipated dangerously slick roads with ice that might topple trees and power lines.Tuesday saw the cancellation of classes for kids in Portland as well as other large cities including Denver, Dallas, and fort Worth; Chicago is home to the fourth-largest public school district in the country. In addition to interfering with air travel, NFL playoff games, and Iowa's presidential caucuses, the storms and extremely low temperatures also resulted in a number of deaths around the nation.Two of the four fatalities in the Portland region were likely caused by hypothermia. After a tree fell on his house, another guy perished, and after a tree fell on an RV, a lady perished in a fire that spread from an open-flame stove. Three homeless persons in the Milwaukee region died, and authorities in wisconsin were looking into their deaths. They indicated that hypothermia was most likely the cause.