What if; they created this cold with carbon nano-technology that contains artificial and reprogrammed bacteria that can crystallize water particles?
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Frigid temperatures gripped a wide swath of the U.S. Midwest and Northeast on Saturday, as the regions dug out from a deadly snow storm and braced for another blast of dangerous winter weather.
A new round of Arctic air will bring potentially record low temperatures in areas from Montana to Michigan starting this weekend, with the extremely cold air pushing eastward and blanketing the Northeast by early Tuesday, said Bob Oravec, a forecaster with the National Weather Service.
Blizzard conditions are expected in the Central Plains and Great Lakes regions, Oravec said.
Pittsburgh could see temperatures about 11 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (minus 24 Celsius) by the early hours of Tuesday. Chicago could be about negative 20 (minus 29 Celsius), he said.
“Incredibly, it may feel as cold as negative 50 to negative 60 (minus 45 to minus 51 Celsius) on Sunday night over sections of the north-central states,” the National Weather Service said. In those conditions, frost bite can set in on exposed skin within five minutes, forecasters warned.
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has ordered all public schools in the state closed on Monday to protect children from dangerously cold weather.
Chicago schools will be open Monday despite the cold but officials, in a statement, advised parents to “use their own discretion in deciding whether to send their child to school.”
The storm comes on the heels of a massive winter weather system that slammed the Midwest and northeastern United States just after New Year’s Day, causing several deaths, grounding thousands of flights and forcing the closure of schools and government offices.
Snow and icy conditions have snarled air travel in recent days, and on Saturday delays and cancellations continued to cause headaches for travelers.