On the outskirts of Lake Erie, in the State of New York, houses are completely covered with stalactites of ice. The lake itself begins to freeze. In Florida, frozen iguanas fall from trees. The winter storm that has been sweeping the central and eastern United States since December 21 freezes everything in its path.
Will we ever be able to really control the weather?
Snowfall, icy gusts and temperatures down to -48°, this storm of rare intensity has already caused the death of at least 32 people and deprived tens of thousands of homes of electricity.
A return to normal in a few days
On the roads of New York State, police patrols in search of blocked vehicles found themselves in turn paralyzed by the blizzard.
On social networks, Americans share images of this exceptional episode, some stuck in their cars, others sheltered in their homes but experiencing freezing temperatures.
According to the US Weather Service, the return to more seasonally normal temperatures is expected by the middle of the week.
