Extreme weather slams US: Floods in Kentucky, deep freeze in Northern plains, tornadoes in the south.

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1. Severe winter storms battered the US over the weekend, with torrential rains triggering devastating floods in Kentucky, resulting in at least two deaths. A 73-year-old man was found dead in Clay County, and a youth reportedly died in Hart County while another person remains missing. Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency, warning of flash flooding and requesting federal assistance.

   Rising waters forced evacuations, submerged vehicles, and blocked roads, while the Kentucky River Medical Center in Jackson temporarily shut its emergency department. The National Weather Service (NWS) urged residents to avoid travel as floodwaters reached dangerous levels across Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, and Arkansas.

   Northern Plains gripped by life-threatening coldA polar vortex pushed Arctic air deep into the Northern Plains, bringing wind chills of -40°F to -50°F (-40°C to -45.6°C) in the Dakotas and Minnesota. Heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions threatened New England and New York, where some areas could see over a foot of snow. Sleet and ice accumulation were expected to worsen road conditions and cause power outages.

2. Totally normal. Nothing to see here. Don’t measure it and the results are great…the climate doesn’t care about your feelings and the next several years are going to show people we should care, but I don’t think the US has the leadership for that.

3. It’s like something is changing in the climate.

   Eh, I’m sure it’s nothing tho.

4. I’m sorry I really just don’t care if bad things happen in areas where people are actively promoting ignorance and stupidity.

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