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‘Bomb cyclone’ snow, wind making travel dangerous in US Midwest

April 11, 2019 admin bomb cyclone, bomb storm, dakota, Latest News Stories, snow, US Midwest, us weatherm, whiteout, World

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:45:14 +0000

'Bomb cyclone' snow, wind making travel dangerous in Midwest

A storm system known as a “bomb cyclone” slowly churned through the U.S. interior Thursday for the second time in a month, unleashing a blizzard in parts of the Midwest while creating hazardous fire conditions farther south.

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Polar Vortex Tests Resiliency of U.S. Power System

January 31, 2019 admin bomb cyclone, Business, climate change, Coal, cold weather, Environmental, Gas, iso-ne, Markets, MISO, nerc, news, Nuclear, NYISO, pjm, polar vortex, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 14:28:54 +0000

Brutally cold temperatures in the midwestern and northeastern U.S. spurred grid operator alerts as natural gas demand has surged, power prices have soared, and there have been forced generator outages. The polar vortex, an extreme cold event characterized by back-to-back cold fronts, has so far prompted states of emergency in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan. On […]

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