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The strongest frosts over many years have spread throughout the territory of North America. In all 50 states of the USA are observed record low temperatures, including those in the usually warm California and Florida. The most severe frosts swept the territory in which approximately 190 million people live. Incredibly low temperatures were caused by a polar cyclone coming from Arctic. Kentucky Prisoner Escapes went back to jail to keep warm. In some areas Midwestern United States air temperature dropped to the mark -26 ° C, which is more typical of the Antarctic coast in winter. Weather updated historic lows in many US states, including in Alabama, in Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Michigan, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. Colder than on Mars in small the town of Hell (translated from English – “hell”) in Michigan air temperature dropped to -17 ° Celsius, causing numerous jokes on the Internet that the weather is so bad that even hell froze. Tuesday is the lowest temperature -37 ° C, was registered in Embarras, Minnesota. Cold in Chicago. Photos from open sources Passengers waiting for a train on a platform in Chicago It is below the temperature recently recorded at Mars. Video of a Wisconsin Meteorologist Click spills boiling water, which immediately turns into snow, began to spread rapidly on the Internet and spawned many imitators. Extreme weather conditions have led to chaos on the roads and at airports. On Tuesday, the United States canceled almost 2700 flights. More than 500 passengers traveling on three trains in Chicago stuck in rail cars in upstate Illinois, after the rails were covered with snow and ice. Frost in Canada Even Canadians accustomed to harsh winters were unprepared for unprecedented cold weather. In some parts of Ontario the thermometer on Tuesday morning dropped to -30 ° C, which led to cancel flights at Toronto International Airport. Toronto Roads and Ottawa covered with ice. According to Associated Press, even in the tropics, in Hawaii, the temperature dropped to 7 degrees below zero centigrade. True, this temperature was registered on top of the sleeping volcano Mauna Kea. In Antlant, in Georgia, temperatures dropped 25 degrees below average perennial for this time of year. Midwestern continue to dig up houses and cars after heavy snowfalls. More than 61 cm of snow fell here. Russian service BBC Photo from open sources. A man is trying to warm himself by the fire. in Indianapolis in Indiana
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