The New York Times✔@nytimes
The Midwest will be colder than parts of Antarctica this week. Homeless people in Chicago are bracing: “I’m cold and I’m afraid.” https://nyti.ms/2G9XTqc
‘I’m Cold and I’m Afraid’: Across Midwest, Homeless Await Deep Freeze
As health officials issued warnings about the dangers of frostbite and hypothermia, homeless people in the Midwest faced potentially devastating circumstances.
nytimes.com
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最强北极寒流“极地涡旋”（Polar Vortex）30日发威，美国中西部各州城市因酷寒停摆，芝加哥居民上网分享各种天寒地冻的影像，还将芝加哥与西伯利亚二词结合，戏称自己住在“芝伯利亚”（#Chiberia）！
芝加哥是全美第三大城，气温却降至比南极部分区域还冷，已被预测将成“极冷中心”，30日一早测得摄氏零下28.3度（华氏零下19度）即打破1966年的白天最低温纪录，体感温度据报是摄氏零下45度。预期实际温度会持续下探，有可能挑战1985年的摄氏零下32.8度（华氏零下27度）全市最低温纪录。
因为天寒地冻，芝加哥的公路难得不壅塞，照常发车的公共汽车、地铁与通勤电车门可罗雀。餐厅、商店与知名观光景点歇业，两座主要机场取消超过1500个航班，美国国铁（Amtrak）全部班次停开，市长易曼纽（Rahm Emanuel）已呼吁市民尽可能不要外出。
除芝加哥外，北达科塔州格兰福克斯（Grand Forks, ND）测得摄氏零下54度的极低温。中西部各州停班停课，向来习惯冬季恶劣天气的居民都留在家中，还有人通报疑似是霜震（frost quake）的神秘压碎声。医院可见民众因冻疮或低温相关疾病求诊，监狱取消受刑人的家属会见。为避免啤酒在运输过程结冻，制造商决定推迟出货。农民采取各种措施保护乳牛、幼犊与各种牲口，还为家禽盖起冰屋，动保团体则建议饲主将宠物带进家中。
30日太阳下山后的温度降得更低，包含纽约与华府在内，预测中西部与东北各地至少40个低温纪录可能会被打破。
美国国家气象局专家认为，天气之冷可能创下历史新纪录，同时警告民众，夹杂着强风的短时间大量降雪会严重妨碍视线，开车上路将非常危险。
Create & Innovate@Siah3_5Listen to a Bubble Crack, Chicago is Cold #BubbleCrack #PolarVortex #PolarVotex2019 #coldweather #freezing #Cold #ice #bubble #icebubble #art #lighting
Charles Croucher✔@ccroucher9
How cold is it in Chicago at the moment….?
ABC News✔@ABC
As Chicago battles brutal cold, gas-fired switch heaters on the train rails keep the ice and snow off the switches: https://abcn.ws/2DJ99Iw
Chicago Tribune✔@chicagotribune
Cold enough in Chicago to freeze-fry an egg? This and other wacky experiments while you hibernate: https://trib.al/fBk74jK
Jackie@OrlichJackieYeah… it’s THAT cold!
#Chiberia #PolarVotex #chicago #cold #frozen
Chicago Tribune✔@chicagotribune
Cold enough in Chicago to freeze-fry an egg? This and other wacky experiments while you hibernate: https://trib.al/fBk74jK
Ravi S. Kudesia@rskudesiaOkay, so I asked my cousins in #Chicago whether it was really as cold as people are saying with boiling water instantly turning to snow. Apparently it is
#PolarVortex #polarvortex2019
UPROXX✔@UPROXX
Update: it’s still cold in Chicago
Watch how fast this water freezes on the glass
USA TODAY✔@USATODAY
It’s that cold in Chicago.
jungle emperor@mamadi56
#Chicago at -20F=-29°C
Very cold
Anthony Garcia@TiggyTimeUpdate: It’s still stupid cold in Chicago #PolarVotex
