U.S. Midwest Freezes, Australia Burns: This Is the Age of Weather Extremes

In Chicago, officials warned about the risk of almost instant frostbite on what could be the city’s coldest day ever. Warming centers opened around the Midwest. And schools and universities closed throughout the region as rare polar winds streamed down from the Arctic.  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/climate/global-warming-extreme-weather.html
Article Courtesy of The New York Times by Somini Sengupta