America is freezing by Sandra Stoklaskova

United States are digesting not only the vagary of people and politics, but also naughty weather is presenting nowadays a big problem for this country. The threat of global warming, acid rain hurricanes and other natural disasters is changing with the cold weather. Latest news is saying, that temperatures around 40 below zero endangered normal life cycle in Minneapolis on Monday. This was only a few days after the northern Minnesota town was officially trademarked as "Icebox of the Nation." This cold weather affected lives of ordinary people in this town, as it was not possible to start a car because of dead battery. Inhabitants were supposed to use electric engine block heaters, if they did not want their cars to be frozen. "The previous record low for Feb. 11 in International Falls was 37 below, set in 1967,"said Mike Stewart, meteorologist at the weather service in Duluth. This weather dunned not only the area of Minneapolis, but also other places were affected, including Embarrass, town in Northern Wisconsin, New York, Missouri, West Virginia or Springfield. Weather is playing with us. Course of life in these areas was disrupted in different ways. Between the towns Buffalo and Syracuse and also in Michigan were many schools closed, or opened late. Roads were hazardous in New York State, near Lake Ontario and in southwest Missouri. In Springfield and West Virginia area many homes lost electricity. Even though, authorities warn, that this was not the last weather attack. Winter storms and snow warnings were posted by weather service for the parts of Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.

by Sandra Stoklaskova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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