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“إعصار القنبلة” يشل الحركة في الولايات المتحدة

By Ninian Carter

December 23, 2022 - من المتوقع أن تنتشر كتلة هوائية قطبية باردة خطيرة فوق الولايات المتحدة وتسبب الفوضى خلال فترة عطلة الأعياد وتفسد على ملايين المسافرين خطط سفرهم.

A freezing cold storm known as a “bomb cyclone” has descended on the United States, and looks set to ruin travel plans for million of people at one of the busiest times of the year – Christmas.

The storm took shape over the Great Lakes on Thursday, creating a low pressure system that saw pressure drop 24 millibars in 24 hours.

The cyclone could create snowfalls of more than 1cm an hour and bring howling winds that could reduce visibility to near-zero.

Add to that Arctic cold and wind chill factors, and you have a recipe for temperatures that feel like -40°C and can inflict frostbite on bare skin in 5-10 minutes.

Estimates suggest more than 100 million people planned to travel 80km or more during the festive period – and now may be unable to do so.

Likewise, more than 5,000 U.S. flights scheduled for Thursday and Friday were cancelled.

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PUBLISHED: 23/12/2022; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Newscom
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