Freezing rain in Canada and snowfall in the United States: Climate scientists say about the disaster : World : Vladim

“Deadly winter” in the U.S. and Canada, claims the lives of people.

The onset of cold weather and early winter in some areas of the Americas caused the tragic events. Northeast and Central regions of the United States was covered with snow and frost. According to information received, has recorded the deaths of at least seven people. Two of the victims were residents of Illinois and four from Kansas. Death took them by surprise. Some fell because of the ice in a terrible accident, while others simply became victims of frost.

Exclusively the tragic death overtook an elderly woman in South Dakota. Machine old woman landed in a snowdrift and not having more opportunities to continue driving, she decided to come to the nearest town for help. However, to achieve its goal, the poor guy could not. She was in a death captured the cold and died.

Many residents of Pennsylvania, particularly the village of Erie, could not leave their homes due to the half-metre layer of snow, which has become a serious obstacle. Forecasters said that such unfavorable climate situation will stay until the end of the week and will be one of the harshest winters since 1907.

We note that Canada received an unpleasant surprise from the December cold. Bad weather in British Columbia was played in earnest, and resulted in freezing rain in the province. The consequences were very serious. A large number of fallen trees, downed wires have led to more than 50,000 residents were without power, some schools have declared a temporary closure. In spite of all, quick to fix the problem is not possible, although the relevant services are working around the clock. This prevents the strongest ice, which prevents the movement of special equipment, since on most roads the traffic is simply paralyzed due to a massive accident and banal inability to safe movement. Rescue and recovery work continues, however, to call the exact timing of liquidation of consequences no one can.

We will remind that recently in Stavropol were frozen to death a teenager. While drunk, a young man of 14 years died on the street from hypothermia. His stiff body was noticed by a passerby in the morning in the village of Big Galge.