Weather wimps: US cold spells become rarer over century
Scientists note the United States has fewer severe cold spells as warming continues. An AP analysis shows the national average daily winter temperature below 18 degrees occurred 58 times since 1900, with the 17.9 degree dip on Monday marking a rare deep freeze after long gaps.
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Deep freeze costs economy billions across the nation
The polar vortex shutdowns and severe cold disrupted travel, shut offices and damaged infrastructure from the Midwest to the Southeast. Evan Gold of Planalytics estimates about 5 billion in lost economic activity, noting some losses won’t be recovered and the reach was broader than past storms.
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