North America Turns as Freezing and Frozen as the Arctic

North America is presently under a severe cold spell and is as freezing and frozen as the Arctic.

Ice builds up along Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois

The mercury has gone so low that has not been seen in two decades - and may further dip.

It has been reported that From Montana to Maryland, about half of the US population has been placed under a wind chill warning or advisory.

Temperatures were set to plummet overnight in New York and Washington DC by as much as 45 degrees, from unseasonably clement highs a day earlier.

A shopper fights the elements in a grocery store car park in Michigan

While in Canada, the province of Ontario is facing temperatures of -40C (-40F) with wind chill.

The weather has been blamed for at least 16 deaths in recent days.

Read details at: BBC News
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Coldest place on Earth on Antarctic with below -91C Temperature

The Londoners have been in sever grip of cold wave - but if they are taken to a particular point in Antarctic, they would say they have been living in a heatwave back home.

Yes, the point recently discovered on an Antarctic mountain has a temperatures below -91C.

The newly-found spot - situated along an Antarctic mountain ridge - could freeze a human's eyes, nose and lungs within minutes.  This is because its temperature is almost 13 degrees below the point at which CO2 transforms from a gas into dry ice (-78.5C).

The record-breaking discovery was made by researchers from America's National Snow and Ice Data Centre, according to The Sunday Times.

The -91.2C spot - one of numerous cold places recorded on the mountain ridge - is believed to have been found at heights of more than 12,400ft on a mountain called Dome Fuji.

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