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The extremely cold weather that has hit the southern states of the United States so far has killed 21 people and left millions without power.
Extreme weather has resulted in casualties in Texas, Louisiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Missouri, and elsewhere, including traffic accidents caused by frozen roads and caused by running vehicles or indoor generators for heating. carbon.
Due to the electrical system overload, a large-scale blackout occurred in Texas. The temperature in the state once dropped to 0 degrees Fahrenheit (-18 degrees Celsius), the lowest temperature in more than 30 years.
The local winter temperature is usually very mild, and now the icy and snowy scenes amaze the residents, but that brings great inconvenience to life. The unusually low temperature caught millions of residents by surprise, and there were power and water outages in their homes.
A Twitter user named Chris Prince wrote: “I’m in Houston, Texas and it’s very cold. There’s no electricity, no heat, no water. I have four kids. Why is this happening now? Thing?”
Some Twitter netizens wrote that Texans “burned furniture in the fireplace” to keep warm.
Most homes in Texas cannot cope with cold weather, after the heating system fails, the indoor temperature will drop rapidly. Water pipes that are not equipped with anti-cold materials can also break due to freezing, causing water cuts.
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Approximately four million Texans are currently without power, and Governor Greg Abbott described the blackout as “unacceptable.”
In theory, Texas currently has electricity in several regions, but a large number of residents report that they have been without electricity for more than a day.
Chuck Hairston, a resident of central Texas, told the BBC that his home had no power for 31 consecutive hours. He and his family had to pile up all the blankets and pillows they could find at home and sleep by the fireplace. Nearby hotels are either fully booked or have no electricity supply.
President Biden has declared Texas a state of emergency.
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Why is there a sudden cold snap in Texas?
The hottest temperature in Dallas, Texas recently was 14 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 10 degrees Celsius), and the usual high temperature right now should be around 59 degrees Fahrenheit (15 degrees Celsius).
Why is there a sudden cold snap in this warm state now?
According to the National Weather Service, this is due to an “Arctic Cold Front” that originated on the border between the United States and Canada, bringing a lot of rain, snow and extremely cold temperatures.
Usually this type of cold front will be affected by a series of low pressure cyclones and will remain in the Arctic region. But this time, a cold front moved from Canada to the United States and spread to the central and southern states.
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People who were previously unprepared for the cold had long lines outside the store to buy supplies.
