. . "66835825"^^ . . . "February 2021 North American cold wave"@en . "A onda de frio na Am\u00E9rica do Norte em 2021, foi causada por um severo v\u00F3rtice polar do \u00C1rtico, que atingiu a regi\u00E3o em fevereiro. O Texas (EUA) teve o servi\u00E7o de energia afetado pela temperatura de -18 \u00B0C. Na capital Austin, uma grossa camada de gelo ficou acumulada em ruas, \u00E1rvores e ve\u00EDculos J\u00E1 no Nebraska (Lincoln), a temperatura chegou a -35 \u00B0C e quebrou o recorde anterior de 1978, que era de -28 \u00B0C. Mais de 4 milh\u00F5es de pessoas ficaram sem energia el\u00E9trica; 2,5 milh\u00F5es, s\u00F3 no Texas e o Servi\u00E7o Meteorol\u00F3gico Nacional (NWS) alertou para uma \"zona extensa e sem precedentes de condi\u00E7\u00F5es perigosas de inverno\" da Costa Leste \u00E0 Costa Oeste, com mais de 150 milh\u00F5es de norte-americanos em alerta. Por causa do frio intenso, o presidente dos Estados Unidos Joe Biden declarou emerg\u00EAncia no estado. Os governos de Alabama, Oregon, Oklahoma, Kansas, Mississipi e Kentucky tamb\u00E9m decretaram est\u00E1gio de emerg\u00EAncia. Louisiana, Virg\u00EDnia Ocidental e Ohio tamb\u00E9m tiveram estragos por causa da tempestade. Ao todo, 169 pessoas morreram por causa das tempestades de neve nos 3 pa\u00EDses. Muitas delas, durante um engavetamento que envolveu 130 ve\u00EDculos. O mega-acidente ocorreu perto de Fort Worth, na regi\u00E3o metropolitana de Dallas. As autoridades tiveram que criar um \"centro de encontro de fam\u00EDlias\" nas proximidades do local da trag\u00E9dia. Por isso, Matt Zavadski, porta-voz de um dos servi\u00E7os de ambul\u00E2ncia do Texas, pediu em entrevista \u00E0 NBC, que os moradores da regi\u00E3o permane\u00E7am em casa. \"Temos muitas equipes de emerg\u00EAncia trabalhando muito neste momento. A \u00FAltima coisa que precisamos \u00E9 gente que n\u00E3o precisa se envolvendo em qualquer tipo de acidente\", pediu Zavadski. Como se n\u00E3o bastasse, agora as \u00E1reas afetadas viveram uma onda de inc\u00EAndios por causa do frio extremo. Com o desespero de pessoas sem energia el\u00E9trica, muitas delas acabaram acendendo lareiras e aquecedores \u00E0 carv\u00E3o e lenha para se esquentarem. Com isso, 3 incidentes j\u00E1 ocorreram com 3 mortos em Houston intoxicados com mon\u00F3xido de carbono (CO). Os bombeiros tiveram dificuldade para apagar o fogo, porque os dutos de \u00E1gua em muitas cidades, estavam completamente congelados."@pt . . . . . "The February 2021 North American cold wave was an extreme weather event that brought record low temperatures to a significant portion of Canada, the United States and parts of northern Mexico during the first half of February 2021. The cold was caused by a southern migration of the polar vortex, likely caused by a sudden stratospheric warming event that occurred the prior month. Temperatures fell as much as 25\u201350 \u00B0F (14-28 \u00B0C) below average as far south as the Gulf Coast. Severe winter storms also were associated with the bitter cold, which allowed for heavy snowfall and ice accumulations to places as far south as Houston, Texas, and contributing to one of the snowiest winters ever in some areas in the Deep South. With the record cold advancing so far south, effects were crippling and widespread. Many regions within the Southern Plains such as Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas broke or nearly reached record-low temperatures not seen in decades or even a century. In the latter state of Texas, the record cold caused enormous strain on the power grid and froze pipelines, leading millions to lose power and many pipes to burst. At least 278 people were killed directly or indirectly by severe cold, and the damages are estimated to exceed $198.575 billion (2021 USD), including at least $197.075 billion in the United States and $1.5 billion in Mexico."@en . . . . . . . "\u2265 $198.575 billion"@en . . . . . . . . . "The February 2021 North American cold wave was an extreme weather event that brought record low temperatures to a significant portion of Canada, the United States and parts of northern Mexico during the first half of February 2021. The cold was caused by a southern migration of the polar vortex, likely caused by a sudden stratospheric warming event that occurred the prior month. Temperatures fell as much as 25\u201350 \u00B0F (14-28 \u00B0C) below average as far south as the Gulf Coast. Severe winter storms also were associated with the bitter cold, which allowed for heavy snowfall and ice accumulations to places as far south as Houston, Texas, and contributing to one of the snowiest winters ever in some areas in the Deep South."@en . . . . . . . . "La vague de froid de 2021 en Am\u00E9rique du Nord est un \u00E9v\u00E9nement m\u00E9t\u00E9orologique qui s'est d\u00E9roul\u00E9 en f\u00E9vrier 2021. De l'air arctique est descendu sur les Prairies canadiennes au d\u00E9but du mois, s'est propag\u00E9 au centre des \u00C9tats-Unis en mi-f\u00E9vrier et a m\u00EAme atteint le nord du Mexique. Cette vague de froid d'une intensit\u00E9 remarquable a battu de nombreux records de temp\u00E9ratures et de chutes de neige."@fr . . . . . . . . . "1123411469"^^ . . . "Onda de frio na Am\u00E9rica do Norte em 2021"@pt . "Vague de froid de 2021 en Am\u00E9rique du Nord"@fr . . . . "At least 331"@en . "Canada, Central United States, Eastern United States, Northern Mexico"@en . "--02-12"^^ . . . "February 2021 North American cold wave"@en . "2021-02-22"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "the 2020\u201321 North American winter"@en . "16525"^^ . . . "La vague de froid de 2021 en Am\u00E9rique du Nord est un \u00E9v\u00E9nement m\u00E9t\u00E9orologique qui s'est d\u00E9roul\u00E9 en f\u00E9vrier 2021. De l'air arctique est descendu sur les Prairies canadiennes au d\u00E9but du mois, s'est propag\u00E9 au centre des \u00C9tats-Unis en mi-f\u00E9vrier et a m\u00EAme atteint le nord du Mexique. Cette vague de froid d'une intensit\u00E9 remarquable a battu de nombreux records de temp\u00E9ratures et de chutes de neige."@fr . . . . . . . . . . . . "2021-02-06"^^ . "--02-08"^^ . . . "A onda de frio na Am\u00E9rica do Norte em 2021, foi causada por um severo v\u00F3rtice polar do \u00C1rtico, que atingiu a regi\u00E3o em fevereiro. O Texas (EUA) teve o servi\u00E7o de energia afetado pela temperatura de -18 \u00B0C. Na capital Austin, uma grossa camada de gelo ficou acumulada em ruas, \u00E1rvores e ve\u00EDculos Por causa do frio intenso, o presidente dos Estados Unidos Joe Biden declarou emerg\u00EAncia no estado. Os governos de Alabama, Oregon, Oklahoma, Kansas, Mississipi e Kentucky tamb\u00E9m decretaram est\u00E1gio de emerg\u00EAncia. Louisiana, Virg\u00EDnia Ocidental e Ohio tamb\u00E9m tiveram estragos por causa da tempestade."@pt . . . . . . . . . . . .