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Millions of people in the United States endure drastic temperatures, blizzard conditions, power outages and cancellations of trips and family gatherings in the midst of Christmas Eve. 1.4 million Americans are without power and flight cancellations number in the thousands. The country will register lows of -40º Celsius in places like the northern Rocky Mountains, according to the National Weather Service
A Christmas in the form of a winter storm and all its consequences on mobility. This is what is happening in a good part of the United States. Nearly 60% of the country’s population is under some warning for winter weather, because about 200 million people are in areas where strong storms are taking place, or where they will soon occur, according to reports from the National Weather Service. It is a great winter storm that some experts are defining as “once in a generation”, initially affecting the Midwest of the country, but it spread to the east, north and south.
Meteorological authorities have warned that heavy snowfall will cover the Great Lakes region and the New England areaand that the “significant rains” will particularly cross the northwestern United States. The country It will register minimums of -40º Celsius in places like the Rocky Mountains north, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
Already last Thursday, before it began to feel acute, US President Joe Biden spoke publicly about the situation and warned citizens to take the storm “extremely seriously.”
Consequences on mobility
various airports they have stopped their operations takeoff due to complications due to weather, a situation that blocks millions of Americans who planned to travel to the homes of their relatives for the December celebrations. According to the website of the Aviation Administration (FAA), three regional airports and one international (Michigan) are closed.
The problems in transportation they also affect trains and bus companies like Greyhound, the largest of them, which has already warned that many Northeast or Midwest routes may be canceled or disrupted.
Cities like Chicago, whose activity is not usually affected by inclement weather despite suffering very harsh winters, have adopted emergency measures, such as the closure of schools and the recommendation of teleworking. Meanwhile, New York, with gusty winds, torrential rain and flurries of sleet, has been registering interruptions in public transport since Thursday night.
