The image of streets covered in white blankets on Friday repeated itself this Saturday. Again, the Northeastern United States and the eastern canada woke up with polar temperatures which led to reductions in recording levels And dangerous conditions for the people.

Both locals and tourists from new York they are accustomed to low temperatures during the first months of the year. However, the Central Park thermometer marked the -16 degrees today and forced the authorities to define that the shelters because the homeless cannot refuse anyone who comes, even if they are devastated.

during this time at Boston the temperature dropped to -34 degrees and this Friday, schools had to close as a precaution after authorities advised people not to leave their homes unless strictly necessary.

The local weather service Maine showed that the thermal sensation was even weaker there, exceeding the -50 degrees in the small town of Frenchville, on the Canadian border. In this sense, the Mount Washington -the highest peak in the northeast of the country, in the state of New Hampshire- recorded a new recording of -78 degrees tonight Friday, according to the United States Weather Service (NSW).

According to the specialized site The Weather Channel, the lowest figure recorded until then in this site reputed to have one of the worst climates in the world, had been -74 degrees.

Stephane Baronof NSW, explained that it was a “arctic intrusion” and that “sometimes in winter the jet stream descends and the Arctic Oscillation allows cold air to reach our area for a day or two”.

Faced with this situation, the authorities have urged the population to stay at home and, if they go out, to expose themselves to the weather for as little time as possible, because there is a risk of frostbite.

While most people followed the warnings of experts, some were still forced to leave.

Gin Koo, 36, who obtained three shirts and a down jacketplus one hat and one Caphe commented to the agency Pennsylvania: “I don’t remember ever being so cold. Not since 2015.” For his part, Paul Butler45, has lived on the streets of Boston since being deported in December 2021 and took refuge in South Stationwhich authorities kept open overnight so the homeless would have a place to keep warm.

These low temperatures left, this Friday, a dead baby in Southwick, Massachusetts. In addition, strong winds caused a branch to fall on the vehicle of a 23-year-old woman in Winstead, Connecticut, who had to be taken to hospital with serious injuries.

In Canada very similar temperatures were recorded. The executive even published extreme cold alerts in a large part of Quebec and the maritime provinces, where -40 and -50 degrees were reached depending on the region.

In the montreal international airportin the early morning, the temperature dropped to -29 degrees even if the thermal sensation was significantly lower, -41 degrees.

This situation has led to a electricity consumption record in Quebec During Friday, the Hydro-Quebec company therefore asked users to reduce the heating by one or two degrees and to use hot water sparingly.

The authorities also ordered that the shelters for the homeless or those who cannot heat their homes sufficiently, although users on social networks have complained that due to the rapid saturation of these sites, many are left in the open air.

On the other hand, the low temperatures forced the organizers of the Quebec Carnival to postpone the start of the festival from Friday to Saturday due to the risk of frost to which the participants were exposed.

The NWS also reported that it is expected that The temperature is rising this Sunday.

(With information from AFP and AP)

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