Extreme
weather events are becoming more and more common, with records shattered down
under during Australia's recent heatwave, and now, at the opposite end of the
spectrum, the 'polar vortex' bearing down on Midwestern U.S.
The polar
vortex is a band of strong winds, high up in the atmosphere that keeps bitterly
cold air locked around the Arctic region. Sometimes, like this year, it can
drift further south than usual and envelop highly populated areas of North
America. Chigaco has been particularly hard hit, with its notoriously windy
location on Lake Michigan bringing wind-chill temperatures down to
record-breaking lows.
With much of
the Midwest on lockdown and people urged to stay indoors, some people have been
braving the plunging temperatures to take incredible images of the effects that
the vortex is having on their daily lives. From exploding toilets to icy
hairstyles, this list compiled by Bored Panda will give you chills just from
looking at it!
#1 How Cold
Is It In The Midwest? Bubbles Are Freezing
#2 My
Brother Was On One Of The Few Flights Into Chicago This Morning. He Took This
Photo Of Frozen Lake Michigan From The Plane
#3 Meanwhile
In Minnesota. The Tank Exploded
#4 Lunch In
Chicago Today. I Like Mine Al Dente
#5 After Two
Days Of Freezing Rain, This Mold Came Out
#6 Eye
Lashes On Fleek! Is That A Thing? Is This The New Winter Running Fashion
Statement?
#7 Trying To
Make The Most Of This -40 F Weather
#8 It's So
Cold In Chicago They Set Commuter Train Tracks On Fire To Warm Them
#9 “Is Iowa
Really That Cold?”
#10 Pray For
The Homeless During This Time! Give To Your Local Shelters. Most Are At Full
Capacity
#11 My
Sister Opened Her Car Door In Chicago
#12 My God.
We've Reached The Day After Tomorrow
#13 What
Happens When You Blow Bubbles In A Freezing Weather
#14 A
Firefighter After Working In The -40° Polar Vortex
#15 It's So
Cold In Iowa That We Froze Antifreeze
#16 Freezing
Our Pants Off In Minnesota
#17
Meanwhile In Wisconsin
#18 Landlord
Decided To Turn Down The Heat Today In My MN Apartment As It Reached -40°
#19 When
These Are The Inside Doors... You Know We Are Polar Vortexing
#20 Current
Level Of Snow In Madison: One Whole Mingo
#21 Going To
Daycare When It's -30 Outside
#22 Frozen
Chicken Eggs
#23 You Know
It's Cold When The Toilet Paper Is Frozen In The Outhouse
#24
Minnesota's Officers
#25 We Had A
House Fire South Of Cameron Today. Our Chief Mitch Hansen Thought It Was A
Splash Park
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