Record freeze extends to eastern United States, at least nine dead
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Clifford Armion
le 01/09/2014
Activer le mode zenVictoria Cavaliere and Brendan O'Brien
NEW YORK/MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A deadly blast of arctic air shattered decades-old temperature records as it enveloped the eastern United States on Tuesday, snarling air, road and rail travel, driving energy prices higher and overwhelming shelters for homeless people.At least nine deaths have been reported across the country connected with the polar air mass that swept over North America during the past few days. Authorities have put about half of the United States under a wind chill warning or cold weather advisory.
Temperatures were expected to be 25 degrees to 35 degrees Fahrenheit (14 to 19 degrees Celsius) below normal from the Midwest to the Southeast, the National Weather Service said.
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Record freeze extends to eastern United States, at least nine dead, La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), août 2014. Consulté le 28/01/2025. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/record-freeze-extends-to-eastern-united-states-at-least-nine-dead