As ice builds, branches snap under the weight and slam into lines. Transformers flash and pop and whole blocks go dark in minutes. A dangerous ice-driven winter storm ripped across the United States Jan 23-24, most punishing in the South and pushing into the Northeast. Waves of freezing rain and sleet have glazed roads and turned entire neighborhoods into brittle glass, turning ordinary streets into skating rinks and trees into ticking traps. WATCHMississippi and Tennessee are worst hit states. Watch the video Lots of footage and people in the background going oh my gosh wow. Power outages, fallen trees, and the hazard of refreezing overnight are all covered with 11 mins of fascinating imagery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8NG3B1Ba90
[KE: Everything scientists predicted about global warming/ climate change since the 1970s is coming true, only faster]
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