還記得那部末日電影《後天》嗎?人類在洪水滔天後的極度嚴寒中毀滅,整個美國成為一片毫無生機的冰天雪地。這兩天現實版的《後天》正在美國上演。
這幾天美國很冷,真的……很冷。
在中部地區,隨便一個州就是零下四五十度,跟玩似的~~
別說人家是華氏度,換算成我們的攝氏度也差不多的冷啊!
報道說已經至少有7個人死於低溫,超過2,500個航班被取消,郵政服務停止……
到底有多冷呢?
也就是比南極再冷一點~
In comparison, temperatures in parts of the Midwest were lower Wednesday than in Antarctica, where the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station hit negative 25F.
中西部部分地區的氣溫周三低於南極洲,阿蒙森 - 斯科特南極站的氣溫為負25F
This is how it feels now in America oh freezing cold pic.twitter.com/Dq060MOpeU
— Samsoft (@samsoftmusic) January 31, 2019
有人因為沒有戴帽子和手套被發現凍死在自己家門口。
Police found a man's body across the street from his home in the Detroit area on Wednesday. He was not wearing a hat or gloves and wasn't dressed for below-zero temperatures.
警方周三在底特律一戶人家門口發現了一名男子的屍體。他沒有戴帽子或手套,也沒有穿著零度以下的裝備。
Via Daily Mail
有人鏟雪鏟著鏟就失去了知覺。
A 55-year-old man froze to death in his Milwaukee garage after he collapsed shoveling snow.
一名55歲的男子鏟雪的時候倒下,在車庫被凍死。
@SnarkyUp boiling water + freezing cold temps = pic.twitter.com/fXPkS5kV4k
— ~TheTruth~ (@xPeterHunter) January 31, 2019
No John Wong’s were hurt during this experiment with the below arctic, freezing, cold. pic.twitter.com/ftCKzXit1u
— John Wong (@JohnIsASound) January 30, 2019
美國官員警告說,周三冰凍天氣會更嚴重。預報員甚至建議不要深呼吸或在外麵說話以免凍傷或者體溫過低。
Natural gas customers in some areas of the freezing midwestern U.S. are being asked to set their thermostats as low as 60 degrees due to feared or actual gas shortages. https://t.co/odPbUsX7pw
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 31, 2019
Coldest night of the year in parts of the UK, but not cold compared to the Midwestern States #freezing #Snow ️️️️ pic.twitter.com/gRqQWVJpvv
— (((Dr Zircon))) (@Dr_Zircon) January 31, 2019
確定不是艾莎公主施了一個法術?
嗯好吧……美國人也是這樣想的~
伊利諾伊州警察局周二向社交媒體采訪了分享逮捕艾莎的照片:逮捕艾莎女王
The McLean Police Department shared the arrest on its Facebook page Tuesday, writing: "Due to the EXTREME COLD weather, all criminal activity and acts of stupidity and foolishness has been cancelled ... Even Elsa has been placed under arrest with NO BOND until further notice."
麥克萊恩警察局周二在其Facebook頁麵上分享了逮捕 ,寫道:“由於極度寒冷的天氣,所有犯罪活動以及愚蠢和愚蠢的行為都被取消了......甚至Elsa也被逮捕了。”
Via CBS
極端天氣還引發了交通癱瘓,郵政航班紛紛取消。
工作人員不得不給鐵軌加熱,保證順利運行。
It's So Cold in Chicago That the Rail Company Is Lighting Its Tracks on Fire https://t.co/OXl1YamooE pic.twitter.com/LST0Oj1qO0
— Popular Mechanics (@PopMech) January 30, 2019
Amtrak also axed all trains into and out of Chicago on Wednesday and most services to or from Chicago on Thursday. Crews had to set rail tracks in fire to keep trains moving smoothly on Tuesday.
進出芝加哥列車大量減少。工作人員不得不生火給鐵軌取暖,以保持列車順利運行。
Via Daily Mail
The U.S. Postal Service also took the rare step of suspending mail delivery to parts of Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, the Dakotas and Nebraska on Wednesday because of the dangerous Arctic blast.
美國郵政局也采取了罕見的措施,暫停向印第安納州,密歇根州,伊利諾伊州,俄亥俄州,達科他州和內布拉斯加州的部分地區發送包裹。
Via Daily Mail
一個啤酒商還擔心,自己的啤酒在運輸過程中會變成“冰啤”,都不敢上路了。
The cold weather was even affecting beer deliveries, with a pair of western Wisconsin distributors saying they would delay or suspend shipments for fear that beer would freeze in their trucks.
一個威斯康星州的西部經銷商表示他們會因為擔心啤酒會在卡車上凍結而延遲或暫停運輸。
Via Daily Mail
就在全美抗擊暴風雪的時候,有人卻借此機會再次表達對氣候變化的懷疑態度。
特朗普:全球變暖是怎麽回事?快回來,我們需要你!
但是這條Twitter 很快遭到專業人士的打臉。
But the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which operates NWS, tweeted: 'Winter storms don't prove that global warming isn't happening.'
國家海洋和大氣管理局發推文說:“冬季風暴並不能證明全球變暖沒有發生。”
Via Daily Mail
吃瓜群眾也紛紛在總統的Twitter上留言
@You tweet so much dumb shit that it’s hard for us to keep track. Can you slow down a little?、
@能不能不要急著秀下限,我們快跟不上你的節奏了
@I ate a sandwich for lunch, therefore world hunger doesn’t exist ��
意思就是我吃了個三明治,一輩子不用再吃飯了嗎?
@There’s just so much wrong with this tweet...first of all what is WAMING?!!
首先這個推政治不正確,等等,Waming是什麽鬼??