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February 16, 2021

Deadly U.S. Cold Snap Leaves Millions Without Power
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A massive Arctic air mass settled over the central United States on
Monday, spawning deadly accidents, leaving millions without power and
breaking records for snowfall and low temperatures from Nebraska to
Oklahoma to Texas. In Houston, 1.4 million people remained without
electricity for a second straight day after the city recorded an
all-time record low of just 17 degrees. This is Houston Mayor Sylvester
Turner.

Mayor Sylvester Turner: "It is a system-wide failure across the state. …
These are not rolling blackouts. These are power outages at a huge,
unprecedented scale." 

Climate scientists say severe winter weather has become much more
frequent as the Arctic warms rapidly due to human activity.


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