In the United States reached the mercury still recordlaagtes as a result of the polar vortex over the land of the earth. Public life is a lamb and thousands of flights were already delayed. At least eleven people came to life.

The cold affects more than 216 million people in the east and midwest of the USA. Cause the polar vortex or poolwervel: an area of low pressure in the atmosphere around the north Pole is that cold air holds. Gets disturbed, then the cold air through the jet stream deflected to the US. It is according to the National Weather Service for more than 20 years ago, the country was struck by such low temperatures.

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Aurora, Illinois, was last night a recordtemperatuur of -37° Celsius measured. The wind allows in many places for that the wind chill much lower. the