Death toll rises to 3 after man found frozen in Wisconsin garage

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Milwaukee man was found frozen in his garage Tuesday morning, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's office tells CNN.

The 55-year-old adult male was found frozen in a detached residential garage, he apparently collapsed after shoveling snow, according to the medical examiner's office. 

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Rush hour has started in DC as workers head home early

 

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Federal government closing 2 hours early

 

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This iconic Chicago pizza joint is closing because of the cold

 

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Chicago's Lou Malnati's says it will close all Chicagoland locations starting at 9 p.m. local time because of the frigid below-zero temperatures.

Lou Malnati's claims to be the "oldest family name in Chicago pizza."

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It's so cold in Wisconsin already, boiling water is freezing instantly

From CNN's Paul P. Murphy

It was -5 degrees in Wausau, Wisconsin, when Andy Reiche conducted a mini-science experiment. He threw boiling water thrown into the air — and it immediately turned into ice.

This isn't even the coldest Wausau will be over the next two days. It's forecasted to drop to -26.

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7 numbers that prove just how frigid this Arctic air is

From CNN's Dave Hennen

 

It's cold across the US. A mammoth blast of frigid air sweeping through the Midwest is headed toward the East, on track to shatter dozens of records along the way.

How frigid is this freeze? Here's a look at the numbers behind this blast of Arctic air:

• 212 million: The number of people who will see temperatures drop below freezing over the next few days (that's 72% of the continental US population)
• 83 million: The number of people who will experience below-zero temperatures
• 100 million: The number of people under wind chill warnings, watches or advisories
• 1,600 miles: The length of this outbreak — from the Dakotas to Long Island
• -65 to -70 degrees: The forecast wind chills tonight in northern Minnesota (It could rival the coldest wind chill ever recorded in the state, which was 71 degrees below zero in 1982)
• -15 degrees: Chicago's forecast high tomorrow — which will be the coldest high temperature ever recorded (The previous record was -11 in 1994)
• -35 to -40 degrees: The forecast in some parts of Northern Illinois (This will likely set the record for the coldest temperature ever recorded in the state)

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The breakdown of the polar vortex could be caused by climate change

From CNN's Judson Jones and Brandon Miller

The coldest air in a generation is spilling out across the US thanks to a breakdown in the polar vortex.

But is it a side effect of global warming?

This is a hotly researched topic. In short, yes, it could be. It seems counterintuitive that global warming could cause significant cold snaps like this one, but some research shows that it could. 

 

 

We know that different types of extreme weather can result from the overall warming of the planet, melting of the Arctic Sea ice, etc.

This includes extreme distortions of the jet stream, which can cause heat waves in summer and cold snaps in winter. 

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