Even Sharks Are Freezing to Death: Winter Rages and the Nation Reels
- 6 years ago
Even Sharks Are Freezing to Death: Winter Rages and the Nation Reels
“You just can’t get the chill out of your body.”
Along the New England coast, the cold appeared to be at least partially the culprit in the deaths of three thresher sharks found washed up on the shores of Wellfleet
and Orleans on Cape Cod over the past several days, according to scientists.
Cars are buried under mountains of snow, and lethally low temperatures are forcing cities across the Northeast
and Midwest to open emergency “warming centers” for homeless residents and people whose furnaces are no match for the cold.
“It’s been hell around here,” said Rick Pakela, 73, a retired welder
and maintenance worker in Erie whose family was stranded inside their home this week as the city was buried under five feet of snow.
“You just can’t get the chill out of your body.”
Along the New England coast, the cold appeared to be at least partially the culprit in the deaths of three thresher sharks found washed up on the shores of Wellfleet
and Orleans on Cape Cod over the past several days, according to scientists.
Cars are buried under mountains of snow, and lethally low temperatures are forcing cities across the Northeast
and Midwest to open emergency “warming centers” for homeless residents and people whose furnaces are no match for the cold.
“It’s been hell around here,” said Rick Pakela, 73, a retired welder
and maintenance worker in Erie whose family was stranded inside their home this week as the city was buried under five feet of snow.