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Winter in Chicago: fires along city tracks

fires along city tracks

To cope with the icy conditions, switch heaters, which are designed to ignite the tracks to provide warmth and de-ice them, were activated on Monday in an effort to facilitate the movement of trains despite the challenging weather conditions.

Buffalo was buried by a weekend snowstorm.

snowstorm

Frigid bands of lake-effect snow wreaked havoc on parts of the Great Lakes region and the interior Northeast over the past weekend, burying areas under several feet of snow.

Arctic blast set to sweep through UK

Arctic blast set to sweep through UK

The United Kingdom is bracing for its coldest night of the winter season as an Arctic blast sweeps through the country, bringing temperatures as low as -15 Celsius