Brutal polar vortex threatens to 'take your breath away' with record-setting cold
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 07:30
in Earth & Climate
The East and South were braced for record-breaking, dangerously-low temperatures Tuesday as the "polar vortex" responsible for the coldest Arctic outbreak in at least 20 years forced millions to stay inside. Temperatures in New York City fell to 11 degrees, Philadelphia 7 degrees, and Washington, D.