Images of life under the polar vortex.
It’s hard to comprehend temperatures of minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s much, much colder than the temperature the standard home freezer keeps food at (which is around zero). At -20°F vodka freezes and boiling water will instantly turn to snow if thrown in the air. Combined with wind, this kind of cold causes frostbite to set in on exposed skin in just minutes. It’s a temperature comparable to the weather on Mars.
This is life in the polar vortex, which has descended from the Arctic down into the Midwestern United States this week, bringing record cold and wind chills to the region.
