Meteorologists have predicted a “brutally cold weekend” for the United States and Canada as the Arctic blast, driven by a weakened polar vortex, is expected to bring the coldest air of the winter season on Saturday and Sunday, February 7-8. “This weekend could feature the coldest air of the entire winter in the Northeast and…
Orlando International Airport was forced to ground all flights on Sunday afternoon after “extreme cold” sparked an emergency in the air traffic tower, the New York Post reported. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reportedly issued an alert about the ground stop due to a “possible fire” at an air traffic control tower early Sunday afternoon….
A powerful Arctic air mass is driving dangerous winter conditions across much of the United States, bringing lake-effect snow to the Great Lakes, blizzard warnings in Alaska and extreme cold in the Mid-Atlantic, with another storm possible later this week. Schools in Indiana and North Texas remained closed or delayed on Wednesday, citing dangerous wind…
A long-duration and potentially historic winter storm is impacting a large swath of the United States, bringing heavy snow, catastrophic ice, extreme cold and damaging winds from the Southern Plains to New England through Monday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. What’s driving the storm? A surge of arctic high pressure from Central Canada is…
The United States, from Texas to the Carolinas, is reeling under an extremely cold airmass and is forecast to drop heavy snow, ice, and freezing rain in the coming days. This can create hazardous travel conditions, power outages, and could burst pipes, according to the National Weather Service. Some weather forecasters have warned that this…
In view of dense fog and extreme cold, the Office of the District Education Officer, Gautam Buddh Nagar, has issued an official order altering school timings. According to Office Order, all schools in the district—including government, unaided, and council schools, as well as institutions affiliated with CBSE, ICSE, IB, UP Board, and other boards—will operate…
