{"id":2644,"date":"2022-12-26T23:23:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T23:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=2644"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:39:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:39:48","slug":"western-new-york-death-toll-rises-to-27-as-cold-storm-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/brusselsindependent\/western-new-york-death-toll-rises-to-27-as-cold-storm-chaos\/2022\/12\/26\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Western New York death toll rises to 27 as cold storm chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/span>BUFFALO,<\/span> N.Y.<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> The<\/span> death<\/span> toll<\/span> from<\/span> a<\/span> snowstorm<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Buffalo<\/span> area<\/span> of<\/span> \u200b\u200bwestern<\/span> New<\/span> York<\/span> has<\/span> risen<\/span> to<\/span> 27,<\/span> officials<\/span> said<\/span> Monday.<\/span> Much<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> rest<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> suffered<\/span> severe<\/span> winter<\/span> conditions.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>People<\/span> who<\/span> lost<\/span> their<\/span> lives<\/span> near<\/span> Buffalo<\/span> were<\/span> found<\/span> in<\/span> cars,<\/span> homes<\/span> and<\/span> snow<\/span> banks.<\/span> Some<\/span> died<\/span> while<\/span> shoveling<\/span> snow,<\/span> others<\/span> because<\/span> emergency<\/span> services<\/span> failed<\/span> to<\/span> respond<\/span> to<\/span> medical<\/span> emergencies<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> timely<\/span> manner.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>President<\/span> Joe<\/span> Biden<\/span> said<\/span> his<\/span> prayers<\/span> are<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> families<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> victims<\/span> and<\/span> offered<\/span> federal<\/span> aid<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> hard-hit<\/span> states<\/span> on<\/span> Monday.<\/span> Nationwide,<\/span> the<\/span> storm<\/span> is<\/span> believed<\/span> to<\/span> have<\/span> killed<\/span> at<\/span> least<\/span> 50<\/span> people,<\/span> with<\/span> rescue<\/span> and<\/span> recovery<\/span> efforts<\/span> continuing<\/span> on<\/span> Monday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Erie<\/span> County<\/span> Administrator<\/span> Mark<\/span> Polonkers<\/span> described<\/span> the<\/span> blizzard<\/span> as<\/span> “probably<\/span> the<\/span> worst<\/span> storm<\/span> of<\/span> our<\/span> lives”<\/span> and<\/span> warned<\/span> that<\/span> more<\/span> people<\/span> could<\/span> die.<\/span> increase.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Scientists<\/span> say<\/span> the<\/span> climate<\/span> crisis<\/span> may<\/span> have<\/span> contributed<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> intensity<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> storm.<\/span> That’s<\/span> because<\/span> the<\/span> atmosphere<\/span> can<\/span> carry<\/span> more<\/span> water<\/span> vapor,<\/span> which<\/span> can<\/span> serve<\/span> as<\/span> fuel,<\/span> said<\/span> Mark<\/span> Cereze,<\/span> director<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> National<\/span> Snow<\/span> and<\/span> Ice<\/span> Data<\/span> Center<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> University<\/span> of<\/span> Colorado<\/span> Boulder.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Victor<\/span> Gensini,<\/span> a<\/span> meteorology<\/span> professor<\/span> at<\/span> Northern<\/span> Illinois<\/span> University,<\/span> likened<\/span> a<\/span> single<\/span> weather<\/span> event<\/span> to<\/span> an<\/span> \u201cat-bat\u201d<\/span> \u2014<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> climate<\/span> as<\/span> your<\/span> \u201cbatting<\/span> average.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cIt’s<\/span> hard<\/span> to<\/span> say,\u201d<\/span> Serreze<\/span> said.<\/span> \u201cBut<\/span> are<\/span> the<\/span> dice<\/span> a<\/span> little<\/span> bit<\/span> loaded<\/span> now?<\/span> Absolutely.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> blizzard<\/span> roared<\/span> across<\/span> western<\/span> New<\/span> York<\/span> Friday<\/span> and<\/span> Saturday<\/span> \u2014<\/span> stranding<\/span> motorists,<\/span> knocking<\/span> out<\/span> power<\/span> and<\/span> preventing<\/span> emergency<\/span> crews<\/span> from<\/span> reaching<\/span> residents<\/span> in<\/span> frigid<\/span> homes<\/span> and<\/span> stuck<\/span> cars.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>With<\/span> many<\/span> grocery<\/span> stores<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Buffalo<\/span> area<\/span> closed<\/span> LYSNOWand<\/span> driving<\/span> bans<\/span> in<\/span> place,<\/span> some<\/span> people<\/span> pleaded<\/span> on<\/span> social<\/span> media<\/span> for<\/span> donations<\/span> of<\/span> food<\/span> and<\/span> diapers.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Relief<\/span> is<\/span> coming<\/span> this<\/span> week,<\/span> though,<\/span> as<\/span> forecasts<\/span> call<\/span> for<\/span> temperatures<\/span> to<\/span> slowly<\/span> rise,<\/span> said<\/span> Ashton<\/span> Robinson<\/span> Cook,<\/span> a<\/span> meteorologist<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> National<\/span> Weather<\/span> Service.<\/span> Extreme<\/span> weather<\/span> has<\/span> ranged<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> Great<\/span> Lakes<\/span> near<\/span> Canada<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Rio<\/span> Grande<\/span> River<\/span> along<\/span> the<\/span> border<\/span> with<\/span> Mexico.<\/span> About<\/span> 60%<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> population<\/span> faced<\/span> some<\/span> form<\/span> of<\/span> winter<\/span> weather<\/span> advisory<\/span> or<\/span> warning,<\/span> with<\/span> temperatures<\/span> well<\/span> below<\/span> normal<\/span> east<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Rocky<\/span> Mountains<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Appalachian<\/span> Mountains.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>About<\/span> 3,410<\/span> domestic<\/span> and<\/span> international<\/span> flights<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> canceled<\/span> since<\/span> around<\/span> 3<\/span> p.m.<\/span> Monday.<\/span> EDT,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> tracking<\/span> site<\/span> FlightAware.<\/span> According<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> website,<\/span> Southwest<\/span> Airlines<\/span> has<\/span> recorded<\/span> 2,497<\/span> cancellations<\/span> for<\/span> him,<\/span> about<\/span> 60%<\/span> of<\/span> scheduled<\/span> flights<\/span> and<\/span> about<\/span> 10<\/span> times<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> any<\/span> other<\/span> major<\/span> U.S.<\/span> airline.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Southwest<\/span> Airlines<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> weather<\/span> was<\/span> improving<\/span> and<\/span> that<\/span> “the<\/span> situation<\/span> will<\/span> stabilize<\/span> and<\/span> improve.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>FlightAware<\/span> data<\/span> shows<\/span> cancellations<\/span> and<\/span> delays<\/span> at<\/span> airports<\/span> across<\/span> the<\/span> US,<\/span> including<\/span> Denver,<\/span> Atlanta,<\/span> Las<\/span> Vegas,<\/span> Seattle,<\/span> Baltimore<\/span> and<\/span> Chicago.<\/span> Hochul<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> storm<\/span> came<\/span> just<\/span> a<\/span> month<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> region<\/span> was<\/span> hit<\/span> by<\/span> another<\/span> “historic”<\/span> snowfall.<\/span> Total<\/span> snowfall<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> storms<\/span> is<\/span> not<\/span> far<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> 96<\/span> inches<\/span> (242<\/span> cm)<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> region<\/span> typically<\/span> sees<\/span> throughout<\/span> the<\/span> winter.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Total<\/span> snowfall<\/span> at<\/span> Buffalo<\/span> Niagara<\/span> International<\/span> Airport<\/span> was<\/span> 1.25<\/span> meters<\/span> (49.2<\/span> inches)<\/span> as<\/span> of<\/span> 10<\/span> a.m.<\/span> Monday,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> National<\/span> Weather<\/span> Service.<\/span> Officials<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> airport<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> closed<\/span> until<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> morning.<\/span>
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – The death toll from a snowstorm in the Buffalo area of \u200b\u200bwestern New York has risen to 27, officials said Monday. Much of the rest of the United States suffered severe winter conditions. People who lost their lives near Buffalo were found in cars, homes and snow banks. Some died while […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[1,2425],"tags":[594,595,596,597,598],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NNKNKM.JPG.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2644"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2644"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2647,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2644\/revisions\/2647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}