Pictures: Record cold reminds us why we live in Florida
A bundled up bicyclist rides his bike toward the trolley stop in downtown Kokomo, Ind., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 with temperatures reaching into the negative double digits. (Kelly Lafferty Gerber/Kokomo Tribune via AP) (Kelly Lafferty Gerber / AP)
Orlando Sentinel
As snow, ice and record cold descend on much of the country on January 30, 2019, we are reminded why we live in Florida.
A pedestrian makes their way along the Canal Walk downtown in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 as temperatures remained below zero Fahrenheit in Central Indiana. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) (Michael Conroy / AP)
A man walks a dog in a snow covered park in Kingston, Ontario, on January 30, 2019. - In Canada, the icy temperatures -- stretching from Manitoba in the western Prairies region to the Atlantic seaboard -- prompted a rare “hazardous” cold warning from the government. Environment Canada reported record-breaking snowfall at the Ottawa airport, where some 50 flights were canceled, with an accumulation of nearly a meter (more than three feet).An additional 200 flights were canceled at Toronto’s airport. (Photo by Lars Hagberg / AFP)LARS HAGBERG/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (LARS HAGBERG / AFP/Getty Images)
People walk on the sidewalk during snowy weather in Kingston, Ontario, on January 30, 2019. - In Canada, the icy temperatures -- stretching from Manitoba in the western Prairies region to the Atlantic seaboard -- prompted a rare “hazardous” cold warning from the government. Environment Canada reported record-breaking snowfall at the Ottawa airport, where some 50 flights were canceled, with an accumulation of nearly a meter (more than three feet).An additional 200 flights were canceled at Toronto’s airport. (Photo by Lars Hagberg / AFP)LARS HAGBERG/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (LARS HAGBERG / AFP/Getty Images)
A woman cleans her car front window on the street in Evanston, Ill., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. A deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures on Wednesday, triggering widespread closures of schools and businesses, and prompting the U.S. Postal Service to take the rare step of suspending mail delivery to a wide swath of the region. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (Nam Y. Huh / AP)
A robin sits on a branch of a snow-covered tree, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 in Buffalo, N.Y. Up to 2 feet of snow are expected as an arctic blast is causing whiteout conditions and may create dangerously low windchills. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson) (Carolyn Thompson / AP)
A general view of the city of Skopje, seen through polluted air on January 30, 2019, one of the most polluted cities in Europe. (Photo by Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP)ROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (ROBERT ATANASOVSKI / AFP/Getty Images)
In this Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 photo, a pedestrian makes their way through frigid temperatures around Lake Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis. (Brian Peterson/Star Tribune via AP) (Brian Peterson / AP)
Apple trees cast shadows on the snow at Bartlett’s Orchard in Richmond, Mass., Wednesday, January 30, 2019. (Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via AP) (Ben Garver / AP)
A person travels by horse along a snowy path Wednesday Jan. 30, 2019 in White Horse, Pa., Lancaster County. Hundreds of public schools and several large universities from North Dakota to Pennsylvania canceled classes Tuesday or planned to do so Wednesday because of severe cold weather. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma) (Jacqueline Larma / AP)
Matthew Rothwell skis between two parks in Kingston, Ontario, on January 30, 2019. - In Canada, the icy temperatures -- stretching from Manitoba in the western Prairies region to the Atlantic seaboard -- prompted a rare “hazardous” cold warning from the government. Environment Canada reported record-breaking snowfall at the Ottawa airport, where some 50 flights were canceled, with an accumulation of nearly a meter (more than three feet).An additional 200 flights were canceled at Toronto’s airport. (Photo by Lars Hagberg / AFP)LARS HAGBERG/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (LARS HAGBERG / AFP/Getty Images)
A woman sticks out her tongue as snow falls in Kingston, Ontario, on January 30, 2019. - In Canada, the icy temperatures -- stretching from Manitoba in the western Prairies region to the Atlantic seaboard -- prompted a rare “hazardous” cold warning from the government. Environment Canada reported record-breaking snowfall at the Ottawa airport, where some 50 flights were canceled, with an accumulation of nearly a meter (more than three feet).An additional 200 flights were canceled at Toronto’s airport. (Photo by Lars Hagberg / AFP)LARS HAGBERG/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (LARS HAGBERG / AFP/Getty Images)
A woman walks along the shore of Lake Michigan at the Lighthouse Park in Evanston, Ill., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. A deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures on Wednesday, triggering widespread closures of schools and businesses, and prompting the U.S. Postal Service to take the rare step of suspending mail delivery to a wide swath of the region. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (Nam Y. Huh / AP)
Traffic moves along Milwaukee avenue in Wheeling, Ill. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. A deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures on Wednesday, triggering widespread closures of schools and businesses, and prompting the U.S. Postal Service to take the rare step of suspending mail delivery to a wide swath of the region. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (Nam Y. Huh / AP)
A snowblower is used on a sidewalk in Kingston, Ontario, on January 30, 2019. - In Canada, the icy temperatures -- stretching from Manitoba in the western Prairies region to the Atlantic seaboard -- prompted a rare “hazardous” cold warning from the government. Environment Canada reported record-breaking snowfall at the Ottawa airport, where some 50 flights were canceled, with an accumulation of nearly a meter (more than three feet).An additional 200 flights were canceled at Toronto’s airport. (Photo by Lars Hagberg / AFP)LARS HAGBERG/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (LARS HAGBERG / AFP/Getty Images)
A warning sign is covered by ice at Clark Square park in Evanston, Ill., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. A deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures on Wednesday, triggering widespread closures of schools and businesses, and prompting the U.S. Postal Service to take the rare step of suspending mail delivery to a wide swath of the region. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (Nam Y. Huh / AP)
A woman takes pictures on the shore of Lake Michigan at the Lighthouse Park in Evanston, Ill., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. A deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures on Wednesday, triggering widespread closures of schools and businesses, and prompting the U.S. Postal Service to take the rare step of suspending mail delivery to a wide swath of the region. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (Nam Y. Huh / AP)
Ice covers the observation area at the Great Falls National Historic Park during a frigid cold winter day, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Paterson, N.J. The cold snap followed a snowstorm and snow squalls are expected in the afternoon before temperatures continue to dip below the freezing point. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) (Julio Cortez / AP)
A man looks over the icy conditions at the Great Falls National Historic Park during a frigid winter day, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Paterson, N.J. The cold snap followed a snowstorm and snow squalls are expected in the afternoon before temperatures continue to dip below the freezing point. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) (Julio Cortez / AP)
City crews clear sidewalks in empty downtown St. Joseph, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, after a winter storm brought several inches of snow and subzero temperatures to the area.(Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP) (Don Campbell / AP)
Jason Metzger, 38, clears snow from the sidewalk outside the Fine Wine & Spirits store on Harrison Avenue in downtown Greensburg, Pa., on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. He works as a clerk at the store. (Jason Cato/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP) (Jason Cato / AP)
Geese huddle in the water while the sun rises at the harbor in Port Washington, Wis., on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, as a deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps) (Jeffrey Phelps / AP)
Ducks swim in the harbor in Port Washington, Wis. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 as temperatures were -22 degrees with -50 degree wind chills. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps) (Jeffrey Phelps / AP)
Steam rises above the North Branch Chicago River as temperatures dropped to -22 degrees Fahrenheit (-30 Celsius), on January 30, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. - A life-threatening deep freeze gripped the American Midwest on Wednesday as weather colder than Antarctica grounded flights, disrupted travel and brought life to a standstill for tens of millions. Mail deliveries were suspended, schools and business closed, and residents encouraged to stay home in nearly a dozen states where temperatures overnight sank into the negative double digits, the worst cold to grip the region in a generation with all-time records still under threat. (Photo by JOSHUA LOTT / AFP)JOSHUA LOTT/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (JOSHUA LOTT / AFP/Getty Images)
City crews clear streets in empty downtown St. Joseph, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, after a winter storm brought several inches of snow and subzero temperatures to the area.(Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP) (Don Campbell / AP)
City crews clear sidewalks in empty downtown St. Joseph, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, after a winter storm brought several inches of snow and subzero temperatures to the area.(Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP) (Don Campbell / AP)
A man walks along the shore of Lake Michigan, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Chicago. A deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures on Wednesday, triggering widespread closures of schools and businesses, and prompting the U.S. Postal Service to take the rare step of suspending mail delivery to a wide swath of the region. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) (Kiichiro Sato / AP)
Ice forms along the shore of Lake Michigan, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Chicago. A deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures on Wednesday, triggering widespread closures of schools and businesses, and prompting the U.S. Postal Service to take the rare step of suspending mail delivery to a wide swath of the region. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) (Kiichiro Sato / AP)
Steam rises up on the surface of Lake Michigan, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Chicago. A deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures on Wednesday, triggering widespread closures of schools and businesses, and prompting the U.S. Postal Service to take the rare step of suspending mail delivery to a wide swath of the region. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) (Kiichiro Sato / AP)
A man walks along the shore of Lake Michigan, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Chicago. A deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures on Wednesday, triggering widespread closures of schools and businesses, and prompting the U.S. Postal Service to take the rare step of suspending mail delivery to a wide swath of the region. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) (Kiichiro Sato / AP)
A man poses for a picture as ice forms along the shore of Lake Michigan, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Chicago. A deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures on Wednesday, triggering widespread closures of schools and businesses, and prompting the U.S. Postal Service to take the rare step of suspending mail delivery to a wide swath of the region. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) (Kiichiro Sato / AP)
A person walks along the lakeshore, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Chicago. A deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures on Wednesday, triggering widespread closures of schools and businesses, and prompting the U.S. Postal Service to take the rare step of suspending mail delivery to a wide swath of the region. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) (Kiichiro Sato / AP)
The sun rises behind icicles formed on the harbor in Port Washington, Wis., on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. A deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps) (Jeffrey Phelps / AP)
Ice forms along the shore of Lake Michigan before sunrise, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Chicago. A deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures on Wednesday, triggering widespread closures of schools and businesses, and prompting the U.S. Postal Service to take the rare step of suspending mail delivery to a wide swath of the region. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) (Kiichiro Sato / AP)
A person walks along the lakeshore, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Chicago. A deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures on Wednesday, triggering widespread closures of schools and businesses, and prompting the U.S. Postal Service to take the rare step of suspending mail delivery to a wide swath of the region. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) (Kiichiro Sato / AP)
A commuter braves the wind and snow in frigid weather, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Cincinnati. The extreme cold and record-breaking temperatures are crawling into a swath of states spanning from North Dakota to Missouri and into Ohio after a powerful snowstorm pounded the region earlier this week. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (John Minchillo / AP)
A commuters braves the wind and snow in frigid weather, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Cincinnati. The extreme cold and record-breaking temperatures are crawling into a swath of states spanning from North Dakota to Missouri and into Ohio after a powerful snowstorm pounded the region earlier this week. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (John Minchillo / AP)
Commuters braves the wind and snow in frigid weather, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Cincinnati. The extreme cold and record-breaking temperatures are crawling into a swath of states spanning from North Dakota to Missouri and into Ohio after a powerful snowstorm pounded the region earlier this week. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (John Minchillo / AP)
Commuters braves the wind and snow in frigid weather, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Cincinnati. The extreme cold and record-breaking temperatures are crawling into a swath of states spanning from North Dakota to Missouri and into Ohio after a powerful snowstorm pounded the region earlier this week. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (John Minchillo / AP)
Commuters braves the wind and snow in frigid weather, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Cincinnati. The extreme cold and record-breaking temperatures are crawling into a swath of states spanning from North Dakota to Missouri and into Ohio after a powerful snowstorm pounded the region earlier this week. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (John Minchillo / AP)
Commuters braves the wind and snow in frigid weather, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Cincinnati. The extreme cold and record-breaking temperatures are crawling into a swath of states spanning from North Dakota to Missouri and into Ohio after a powerful snowstorm pounded the region earlier this week. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (John Minchillo / AP)
Commuters braves the wind and snow in frigid weather, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Cincinnati. The extreme cold and record-breaking temperatures are crawling into a swath of states spanning from North Dakota to Missouri and into Ohio after a powerful snowstorm pounded the region earlier this week. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (John Minchillo / AP)
Commuters braves the wind and snow in frigid weather, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Cincinnati. The extreme cold and record-breaking temperatures are crawling into a swath of states spanning from North Dakota to Missouri and into Ohio after a powerful snowstorm pounded the region earlier this week. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (John Minchillo / AP)
Commuters braves the wind and snow in frigid weather, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Cincinnati. The extreme cold and record-breaking temperatures are crawling into a swath of states spanning from North Dakota to Missouri and into Ohio after a powerful snowstorm pounded the region earlier this week. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (John Minchillo / AP)
