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    Winter blast in much of U.S. poses serious risks like black ice, frostbite and hypothermia.

    by Sudhin Thanawala Jan 20, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

    Freezing temperatures and wind speeds are creating dangerously cold conditions in a large part of the U.S. stretching from Montana to northern Florida. The region is not expected to begin thawing out until Monday.

    Here are some of the dangers the winter blast poses and how to protect against them:

    WIND CHILL

    Wind chill describes what the air temperature feels like to human skin from the combination of wind speed and temperature. It is expected to

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