What’s causing such extreme blizzard conditions across parts of the US? Well, it all comes down to a phenomenon known as “Lake Effect snow”. Read more here:
The Buffalo storm is "a crisis of epic proportion" said New York Governor Kathy Hochul.The blizzard was a result of a powerful winter weather system that has caused frigid temperatures since mid-last week.
Weather forecasters used the term "bomb cyclone" to describe the extreme temperatures. They form when air near Earth’s surface rises quickly in the atmosphere, leading to a swift drop in barometric pressure of at least 24 millibars within 24 hours.Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said the death toll from the storm had risen from three to seven overnight in the Buffalo region in far western New York, where snow on Sunday brought total accumulation to nearly four feet.
Christina Klaffka, a 39-year-old North Buffalo resident, said cars were trapped under 5-foot snow drifts in her neighbourhood with more snow still forecast for Sunday night. The blizzard was a result of a powerful winter weather system that has caused frigid temperatures from the Northern Great Plains to the US-Mexico border since mid-last week.'Climate change is already killing Australians': Calls for urgent rollout of climate-health action plan
A National Guard team dispatched from Niagara Falls to help in Buffalo got stuck on Friday trying to reach equipment at the Buffalo Armory. Christmas morning temperatures were still well below average across the central and eastern US, and below freezing even as far south as the Gulf Coast, National Weather Service meteorologist Rich Otto said.In Erie County, hundreds of motorists were stranded in their vehicles over the weekend, with the National Guard called in to help with rescues, Mr Poloncarz said.Carbon dioxide has hit a level not seen in four million years.
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