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Weird weather has swarmed the U.S. this week, creating widespread travel delays and blackouts for communities across the country.

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Gizmodo : Environment

A diagonal line stretching from New Mexico to Massachusetts is set to effectively split the country in half this week. Aside from a narrow range in the middle of the divide, most places to the west and north of the split will face temperatures far below average along with intense winter storms, while states to the…

Tech Insider : Politics
A map of the US that shows different belts highlighted in various colors.
Regions of America that transcend state lines include the Bible Belt and the Rust Belt.
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State officials say California’s snowpack is the highest it’s been in decades for early February, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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Welp, it’s official: New York City has been snow-free for the longest time in its recorded history this winter. On Monday, January 29, the city surpassed the previous date of the longest amount of time without snowfall in a winter season, beating out a record set in 1970.

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I moved apartments last month and, in a fit of unusual preparedness, I made sure to get my snow boots and gloves out of storage and keep them at the front of my closet when I unpacked. I was anticipating a January like I’ve had in the past few years of living in Brooklyn, dotted with regular snowstorms and bitingly…