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As someone from the midwest, below-freezing is no big deal(so suffer seems like a silly word). I'm curious how much will suffer below 0F(~-18C) this week. We certainly will, and the wind chill won't help.
The actual headline is "75% of the US population " - something really rather different indeed.
It's supposed to be -18 in mid-Illinois, with a windchill of -48. This typically happens once or twice a year - not fun, three days later it's supposed to be mid-50's. Gotta love the 70+ degree swings. I just want consistent weather, i.e. minimize the distance between the weekly minimum / maximum. Is that too much to ask?
I'm not looking forward to the heat wave this weekend. Either this large accumulation of snow will cause flooding, or it will melt a bit and then turn solid when the temperature drops again.
A thaw/freeze cycle also isn't that bad if you've already shoveled what you need to. If you haven't, yeah, it's going to suck when to get around to it.
It's supposed to be -18 in mid-Illinois, with a windchill of -48. This typically happens once or twice a year - not fun, three days later it's supposed to be mid-50's. Gotta love the 70+ degree swings. I just want consistent weather, i.e. minimize the distance between the weekly minimum / maximum. Is that too much to ask?
[1] Other things you agree includes a terrible budget, corrupt politicians, and the sad realization that the government here only works here at all when those corrupt politicians are in charge.
What do they mean by "suffer"? Isn't this normal in winter?
It's colder than it typically is almost everywhere, so for people who live in the north it's a big deal. For people who live in the south and don't plan for freezing temps... also a big-ish deal.
How many homeless people in the US are dying per day under such conditions?
Weather patterns the past week have been very all over the place. It looks like we'll be in an El Niño weather pattern this winter/spring which will make it feel a bit warmer. The polar vortex also is spilling out due to the higher temperatures, which will ironically lead to cooler temperatures in Canada/US like the article mentions. I'm sure this was linked to HN because of larger climate change concerns. Average gl…
What do they mean by "suffer"? Isn't this normal in winter?
To some extent that "yes, much of the country is cold" in January, yeah, the headline might be slightly out of sync - maybe it's only 60% normally? I think the bigger issue is just how cold it is in so many places where it's not normally this cold.
It's supposed to be -18 in mid-Illinois, with a windchill of -48. This typically happens once or twice a year - not fun, three days later it's supposed to be mid-50's. Gotta love the 70+ degree swings. I just want consistent weather, i.e. minimize the distance between the weekly minimum / maximum. Is that too much to ask?
Central Illinois was my first time experiencing freezing rain. Leaving work, everyone had to spend 30+ minutes chiseling an inch of ice off their windshield with their car blasting heat, while being rained on and whipped with strong wind.
One day last week I spent my time after work removing it off my car, then driving to where my friend works, and removing it off her car too.