USA faced a polar wave that impacted various areas of the country during the first three weeks of January. The hostile climate has already claimed the lives of 83 people due to hypothermia or road accidents.
But in addition, citizens from different cities in the country battled with the consequences of the freezing temperatures. The storms caused from frozen streets to failures in the water, electricity and gas services.
Polar wave in the US: the problems brought about by the unusual weather.
Since the beginning of January, USA face one of the worst polar waves of its history. They are already 83 deaths due to extreme temperatureseither due to direct consequences – such as hypothermia – or due to traffic accidents due to the freezing of the streets.
In turn, the inhabitants of USA They were affected by various problems that arose as a result of the extreme temperatures. The state of Tennessee is one of the most affected areas and, in the city of Memphis, thousands of residents suffered power outages. water, electricity or gas services.
Crews of technicians worked throughout the weekend to repair the broken pipes that generated low pressure in the water service throughout the city. Some citizens have been without water for several days and the company in charge of the service asked its more than 400,000 clients Boil the water before using it.
“Hold on a little and help each other among neighbors”declared through his social networks the CEO of Memphis Light Company, Gas and Water, Doug McGowen. By the end of the weekend, the company had already repaired more than 36 water fountains and approximately 2000 leaks in homes and businesses.
Students were not spared from the consequences of the polar wave either. On Saturday, the Rhodes Collegelocated in Memphisasked his students to return home or move to hotels. “We ask that you please do not come to campus on those days due to the situation with the water and the dangers that this causes,” explained the official announcement of the educational institution.
Memphis has the largest water system in the State. However, other cities in the state of Tennessee are facing similar problems with water pipes due to freezing.
Snow, strong winds and freezing temperatures are expected continue a few more days in different sectors of the country. He National Metereological Service announced a wind chill of -7°C for Iowa City.
Furthermore, last week they fell almost 60 centimeters of snow in the west of the state of NY. For the next few days, temperatures of -7ºC and winds of 16 kilometers per hour.
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But the polar wave seems to have its days numbered. For example, in Des Moines, the capital of Iowa, it is expected that during the next few weeks the thermal sensation will begin to be above zero.
He National Weather Service explained that “as no more Arctic air arrives from Canada, a warming for the center of the country“. During this week, a new mass of frozen air that will affect several regions but could represent the last major impact of winter before weather conditions begin to improve towards the end of the month.
Source: Ambito
