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| 'Bomb cyclone' brings travel chaos and deaths to US north-east | 'Bomb cyclone' brings travel chaos and deaths to US north-east |
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| A winter storm has caused travel chaos on the US north-east and is being blamed for up to 17 deaths. | A winter storm has caused travel chaos on the US north-east and is being blamed for up to 17 deaths. |
| More than 3,300 US flights were cancelled on Thursday as snow blanketed parts of New York and New England, as well as eastern Canada. | |
| Boston could get up to 18in (45cm) of snow, while New York City is bracing for up 1ft, say forecasters. | Boston could get up to 18in (45cm) of snow, while New York City is bracing for up 1ft, say forecasters. |
| The storm, known as a "bomb cyclone", is expected to continue to affect eastern North America into the weekend. | The storm, known as a "bomb cyclone", is expected to continue to affect eastern North America into the weekend. |
| Nearly 60 million people are in the path of the storm, with blizzard warnings in effect from Georgia to Maine in the US. | Nearly 60 million people are in the path of the storm, with blizzard warnings in effect from Georgia to Maine in the US. |
| Seventeen cold-related deaths have been reported across the US, according to the Associated Press news agency. | Seventeen cold-related deaths have been reported across the US, according to the Associated Press news agency. |
| Hurricane force winds of up to 60mph (95km/h) are expected to hammer the north-eastern US coastline. | Hurricane force winds of up to 60mph (95km/h) are expected to hammer the north-eastern US coastline. |
| US railway operator Amtrak is running on a reduced schedule, and interstate buses are also being cancelled. | US railway operator Amtrak is running on a reduced schedule, and interstate buses are also being cancelled. |
| The weather pattern has already brought snow to the US South as far down as Florida. | The weather pattern has already brought snow to the US South as far down as Florida. |
| "The situation has continued to deteriorate," said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as he declared a state of emergency on Thursday. | "The situation has continued to deteriorate," said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as he declared a state of emergency on Thursday. |
| "It's almost impossible to clear roads when you have those high wind gusts, because as soon as you clear the road the snow, the wind literally just brings the snow back on to the road." | "It's almost impossible to clear roads when you have those high wind gusts, because as soon as you clear the road the snow, the wind literally just brings the snow back on to the road." |
| Cars becoming stranded on the Long Island Expressway, he added, could cause a "situation of life and death" in which rescuers may be unable to reach trapped motorists. | Cars becoming stranded on the Long Island Expressway, he added, could cause a "situation of life and death" in which rescuers may be unable to reach trapped motorists. |
| What is a 'bomb cyclone'? | What is a 'bomb cyclone'? |
| A "bomb cyclone" or "weather bomb" is an unofficial term for what is known as explosive cyclogenesis, according to BBC Weather. | A "bomb cyclone" or "weather bomb" is an unofficial term for what is known as explosive cyclogenesis, according to BBC Weather. |
| This occurs when the central pressure of a low pressure system falls by 24 millibars in 24 hours and can result in violent winds developing around the system. | This occurs when the central pressure of a low pressure system falls by 24 millibars in 24 hours and can result in violent winds developing around the system. |
| The winds can be strong enough to bring down trees and cause structural damage. | The winds can be strong enough to bring down trees and cause structural damage. |
| The storm is forecast to undergo rapid cyclogenesis over the Atlantic Ocean throughout Thursday and into the weekend, and current projections show areas north of New York as having the highest risk of significant impacts from strong winds and heavy snow. | The storm is forecast to undergo rapid cyclogenesis over the Atlantic Ocean throughout Thursday and into the weekend, and current projections show areas north of New York as having the highest risk of significant impacts from strong winds and heavy snow. |
| Images online show floating ice floes on Mississippi River piling up under bridges. | |
| Four Thresher sharks, which conservationists say are particularly vulnerable to the cold, have been found frozen to death along the Cape Cod Bay shoreline in Massachusetts. | |
| Across the country, thousands of students have been told to stay home from school due to the danger of hypothermia, frostbite and traffic accidents. | |
| Photos went viral online of students attending a lesson at a public school with a broken furnace in the Maryland city of Baltimore. | |
| The entire Baltimore City public school system closed down after the local teachers' union complained of its educators being "forced to endure teaching in classrooms with dangerously low temperatures, instructing students who have been forced to try to learn bundled up in coats, hats and gloves". |