Yes, all three of those words – ‘cold snap’ and ‘historic’ – appeared in the same headline in the Washington Post.
Record Veterans Day snowfall and record cold from NY to Wisconsin
A month’s worth of snow in many cities in just one day.
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France – Heavy snowfall leaves one dead and 330,000 homes without electricity
All over French TV News today. Road and rail traffic is blocked or severely disrupted in several departments.
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Arctic blast shatters hundreds of records – And it’s not over
More than 232 million people shivered in temperatures of areas 32 degrees (freezing) or lower yesterday morning.
Read moreArctic blast shatters hundreds of records – And it’s not over
Grand Solar Minimums marked by violent volcanic activity
The Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA) experienced 3 massive T6/T7 eruptions. Each named Grand Solar Minimum since has been marked with similar violent eruptive periods. Dalton, the last GSM, was marked by Tambora.
– J.H. Walker
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Historically early and deadly – Arctic cold grips much of nation
Breaking records set more than 100 years ago – More than 100 in Alabama alone.
Read moreHistorically early and deadly – Arctic cold grips much of nation
Record cold across Ontario
Some records go back to 1873
At least 8 deaths blamed on record-breaking cold
Record-low temperatures from Texas to Maine. Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan set records not only for the day, but for the entire month of November, according to forecasters.
More record cold tonight
The early season record breaking arctic outbreak remains over the East Coast for the remainder of today into tonight, warns the National Weather Service.