The worst was still reaching down South on Monday night. In Atlanta, where Tuesday morning's low was projected to be in the single digits, Katie Fallon joked, "My shoes do not even match my outfit this morning! Had to go fuzzy socks and hiking boots for warmth." Atlanta's public schools were still closed for break Monday, and the city announced schools would remain closed Tuesday.
But by Wednesday, temperatures will start edging closer to normal, and by Thursday temperatures in most of the country will be back to normal -- or even a bit warmer, said CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller.
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综合外国媒体1月7日报道,自当地时间6日起,受到极地漩涡的影响,美国本土大部分地区遭遇近20年来最低温。目前,极端严寒天气已导致全美15人死亡。
***芝加哥变身“芝伯利亚”
6日,芝加哥气温创下低温纪录,奥黑尔国际机场的气温降至零下27摄氏度。当天,美国国家气象局发布微博时为芝加哥取了一个新名字“芝伯利亚”
那么,“芝伯利亚”究竟有多冷呢?确实很冷,就连动物园里的北极熊都被禁止在户外活动。
芝加哥林肯公园动物园发言人莎伦•杜瓦尔解释称,野生北极熊有厚厚的脂肪层,足以抵御零下46摄氏度的低温,但该动物园里的唯一一只北极熊“阿那纳”在人工饲养环境下长大,没有厚脂肪层防寒,所以它6日只能呆在温度为4.5摄氏度的室内。在匹兹堡市的国家鸟类公园,由于天气太过寒冷,秃鹰和非洲企鹅暂停展览。
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