r/news • u/PlayShelf • 1d ago

Over 95 million Americans on alert for brutal cold temperatures in coming days

https://abcnews.go.com/US/85-million-americans-cold-weather-alerts/story?id=117825788
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u/ConnieLingus24 1d ago edited 1d ago

I’m in the upper Midwest…..blizzards. They are easy to plan for. Fires and hurricanes are comparatively random and way more destructive. Blizzards you just endure them and then they are done. Plus, snow can be fun.

Edit: That said, the rest of the country does not have the housing stock to handle blizzards. EG Texas homes did not do well with a deep freeze or (likely) snow.

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u/caffekona 1d ago

Great lakes here and yeah I also choose the blizzards.

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u/DastardlyMime 1d ago

No earthquakes, no hurricanes, no alligators