アメリカではあちこちの地域で記録的な寒波でしたが、カリフォルニアは申し訳ないくらい陽気な天気でした。
さて、今朝のCNNのWebからですが、やはりトップ記事でした。
あまりの寒さに、シカゴやピッツバーグの動物園ではペンギンやホッキョクグマも建物の中に入れられたようです。その他、アリゾナ州なのに寒波の訪れたためにMemphisの気温がアラスカ州のAnchorageより低かったりと奇妙な現象も出ているようです。
農作物に対する被害も気になるようです。
http://newday.blogs.cnn.com/2014/01/07/5-things-to-know-for-your-new-day-tuesday-january-7/?hpt=hp_t2
1. HISTORIC FREEZE
Breaking records: How cold was it? It was so cold, even polar bears and penguins were being kept indoors yesterday. Zoos in Pittsburgh and Chicago said they were keeping those animals indoors to dodge the deep freeze. Humans were doing the same. Who could blame us? Yesterday brought a historic chill. It's part of an Arctic blast that plunged deep into the central United States on Monday, leaving Nashville 40 degrees colder than Albany, New York; Memphis 20 degrees colder than Anchorage, Alaska; and Atlanta colder than Moscow - Russia or Idaho, take your pick. And it’s not over. In fact, it's growing.
Forecasters say this cold snap could last until tomorrow or longer. Authorities have blamed 15 deaths on the cold so far, 11 of them from traffic accidents. The freeze is also causing major concerns for farmers.
