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An unusual autumn freeze grips parts of South America, giving Chile its coldest May in 74 years
Chileans are bundling up for their coldest autumn in more than 70 years mere days after sunning in T-shirts — a dramatic change of wardrobe brought on this week by a sudden cold front gripping portions of South America unaccustomed to bitter wind chills this time of year. Temperatures broke records along the coast of Chile and in Santiago, the capital, dipping near freezing and making this month the coldest May that the country has seen since 1950, the Chilean meteorological agency reported. An unusual succession of polar air masses has moved over southern swaths of the continent, meteorological...
Power outages from Houston’s deadly hurricane-force winds could last weeks as temperatures soar
(CNN) — Power outages could last for weeks in the Houston area amid soaring temperatures after a destructive complex of storms with winds up to 100 mph tore through the area Thursday, killing at least four people and crumpling critical power infrastructure. More than 900,000 homes and businesses lost...
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