Polar Vortex, Extreme Wind Chill, and Sub-Zero Arctic Outbreak Survival¶

A polar vortex disruption or extreme Arctic outbreak occurs when the stratospheric and tropospheric low-pressure circulation locking frigid air over the North Pole weakens, splits, or meanders southward, sending a continental air mass of \(-25^\circ\text{C}\) to \(-50^\circ\text{C}\) (\(-13^\circ\text{F}\) to \(-58^\circ\text{F}\)) plunging across North America, Europe, or Asia. When those sub-zero ambient air temperatures combine with strong winds of 40 to 80 kilometers per hour (25 to 50 miles per hour), the resulting Wind Chill Index drops to \(-40^\circ\text{C}\) to \(-60^\circ\text{C}\) (\(-40^\circ\text{F}\) to \(-76^\circ\text{F}\)). At these extreme convective heat-loss rates, exposed human skin freezes solid (frostbite) in under 5 to 10 minutes, car starter batteries lose up to 60 percent of their cranking amperage, diesel fuel gels into paraffin wax inside fuel lines, and overloaded regional power grids can fail just as millions of electric heat pumps and furnaces run at 100 percent capacity.

According to the United States National Weather Service (NWS), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), extreme cold outbreaks kill more people via three preventable crises than any other winter hazard: acute hypothermia and frostbite in motorists stranded on sub-zero highways, invisible carbon monoxide (\(CO\)) poisoning inside homes using unsafe backup heaters during grid blackouts, and cardiovascular heart attacks triggered by cold-air coronary vasoconstriction during outdoor exertion. For general blizzard and snowfall preparation, see our winter storms guide; for clinical rewarming of cold injuries, see hypothermia and frostbite first aid.

Wɔ esia fifia¶

1. Cover 100 percent of exposed skin before stepping outdoors when the Wind Chill hits \(-28^\circ\text{C}\) (\(-18^\circ\text{F}\)) or colder. At a wind chill of \(-35^\circ\text{C}\) to \(-48^\circ\text{C}\) (\(-30^\circ\text{F}\) to \(-55^\circ\text{F}\)), uncovered skin on your nose, cheeks, ears, and fingers freezes in 5 to 10 minutes. Dress in three loose, non-cotton layers (a moisture-wicking polypropylene or merino wool base layer, a lofty fleece or down insulating middle layer, and a windproof/waterproof outer shell), wear insulated mittens instead of fingered gloves, cover your face with a balaclava and ski goggles, and breathe through a fleece neck gaiter or scarf to pre-warm frigid air before it hits your lungs.
2. Never touch bare metal, tools, car door handles, or fuel nozzles with bare wet skin in sub-zero cold. Below \(-15^\circ\text{C}\) (\(5^\circ\text{F}\)), metal conducts heat away from human skin thousands of times faster than air, instantly freezing the microscopic moisture film on your fingers (contact frostbite) and welding your skin to the metal, or causing instant severe chemical-Plus-thermal frostbite if liquid gasoline, diesel, or windshield washer fluid splashes onto your bare hands (liquid gasoline remains unfrozen at \(-40^\circ\text{C}\) [\(-40^\circ\text{F}\)] and evaporates instantly on skin). Always wear thin nitrile or synthetic liner gloves underneath your heavy mittens when refueling or working on a vehicle.
3. If your furnace fails or the electrical grid collapses in sub-zero cold: Close off the entire house and build a single "Micro-Room Tent" on an interior ground-floor or second-floor room. Do not try to heat a 200-square-meter (2,000-square-foot) house without power. Pick one small interior room (ideally facing south with minimal windows, not a damp concrete basement), hang heavy blankets or sleeping bags over the doorway and windows, pitch a camping tent right on top of the bed or living room rug, pile every mattress, comforter, and family member (including pets) inside that tent so body heat warms a tiny 3-cubic-meter air pocket, and drain or trickle your water pipes so they do not burst.
4. If your vehicle stalls or slides off the road in a sub-zero Arctic outbreak: STAY INSIDE THE VEHICLE and clear the exhaust tailpipe in the snow before running the engine. Walking 1 kilometer in a \(-45^\circ\text{C}\) (\(-49^\circ\text{F}\)) wind chill whiteout causes disorientation, corneal freezing, and fatal hypothermia in 20 minutes. Stay inside your car's windproof cabin, call your local emergency number (911 in the United States and Canada, 112 across the European Union, 999 in the United Kingdom, or see all xexlẽdzesi siwo wozãna kpata), go outside first to dig a 1-meter (3-foot) clearing around the rear exhaust tailpipe so carbon monoxide cannot back up into the cabin, and run the engine for 10 to 15 minutes every hour with a downwind window cracked 1 centimeter (0.5 inches).
5. Rewarm frostbitten fingers, toes, ears, or nose ONLY with body heat or \(37^\circ\text{C}\) to \(39^\circ\text{C}\) (\(98.6^\circ\text{F}\) to \(102.2^\circ\text{F}\)) warm water, NEVER rub with snow or hold near a fire/car heater. If skin turns waxy white, grayish-yellow, hard, and numb, tuck frostbitten fingers directly into your warm armpits or place frostbitten feet against a companion's warm belly inside their jacket. Never rub frostbitten skin (rubbing grinds jagged intracellular ice crystals through fragile blood vessels), never use hot water, heating pads, or blast a car's red-hot dashboard heater vent onto numb hands (numb skin burns without feeling pain), and never thaw frostbitten feet if there is any chance they will refreeze before reaching a hospital (the Freeze-Thaw-Refreeze Rule).
6. Protect your house water pipes BEFORE nightfall when temperatures plunge below \(-7^\circ\text{C}\) (\(20^\circ\text{F}\)). Open kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors under sinks on exterior walls so room heat reaches the plumbing, disconnect outside garden hoses, and turn on both the hot and cold faucets at the farthest sink in the house to a steady pencil-lead trickle (moving water resists freezing and relieves devastating downstream hydraulic ice-expansion pressure that bursts copper and PEX pipes).

Polar vortex and extreme sub-zero survival decision flowchart¶

Use this triage decision tree when an Extreme Cold Warning or Wind Chill Warning (\(\le -30^\circ\text{C}\) to \(-45^\circ\text{C}\) [\(-22^\circ\text{F}\) to \(-49^\circ\text{F}\)]) is issued for your area.

flowchart TD
    Start["Polar Vortex / Arctic Outbreak Emergency:<br/>Ambient Temp -20 C to -45 C (-4 F to -49 F)<br/>with Wind Chills -35 C to -60 C (-31 F to -76 F)"] --> Situation{"What is your immediate<br/>emergency environment?"}

    Situation -->|"1. INDOORS WITHOUT POWER OR HEAT<br/>Grid Blackout or Furnace Failure"| IndoorNoHeat["INDOOR MICRO-CLIMATE SURVIVAL:<br/>1. Consolidate family & pets into ONE small interior room<br/>2. Pitch a camping tent on the bed/carpet & pile blankets over it<br/>3. NEVER use gas ovens, charcoal, or unvented propane indoors<br/>4. Keep portable generators >= 6 m (20 ft) OUTSIDE away from vents<br/>5. Shut off main water valve & drain faucets if indoor temp drops <= 2 C (35 F)"]

    Situation -->|"2. STRANDED IN A VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY<br/>Stalled Engine, Dead Battery, or Snowdrift"| StrandedCar["SUB-ZERO VEHICLE SURVIVAL:<br/>1. STAY INSIDE THE CAR (Never walk out into sub-zero wind chill)<br/>2. Physically dig snow away from Rear Exhaust Tailpipe FIRST<br/>3. Run engine 10 to 15 mins per hour with downwind window cracked 1 cm<br/>4. Put all passengers under shared blankets & keep feet off cold floor<br/>5. For Electric Vehicles (EVs): Switch to 'Camp / Utility Mode' & heat seats"]

    Situation -->|"3. FORCED OUTDOORS ON FOOT<br/>Emergency Repair, Rescue, or Walk"| OutdoorWalk["5-MINUTE FROSTBITE PREVENTION:<br/>1. Cover 100% of skin: Balaclava + Ski Goggles (prevents corneal freezing)<br/>2. Breathe through fleece gaiter/scarf (prevents cold bronchospasm)<br/>3. Wear 3 loose layers + windproof shell + Mittens (never tight boots)<br/>4. NEVER sweat into base layer (unzip vents if working hard)"]

    Situation -->|"4. COLD INJURY SUSPECTED<br/>Numb Waxy Skin or Violent Shivering / Confusion"| ColdInjury{"Is it Localized Frostbite<br/>or Systemic Hypothermia?"}

    ColdInjury -->|"Numb, White/Waxy, Hard Skin<br/>(Fingers, Toes, Nose, Ears)"| FrostbiteTx["FROSTBITE FIRST AID:<br/>1. Tuck fingers into warm armpits (skin-to-skin heat)<br/>2. Once safely indoors: Immerse in 37 C to 39 C (99 F to 102 F) water<br/>3. NEVER rub skin & NEVER thaw if tissue might refreeze"]

    ColdInjury -->|"Violent Shivering Stopping -> Slurred Speech,<br/>Stumbling, Confusion, or Unconsciousness"| HypoTx["SEVERE HYPOTHERMIA (Core < 32 C / 90 F):<br/>1. Call 911 / 112 / 999 immediately<br/>2. Handle casualty GENTLY (rough movement triggers V-Fib arrest)<br/>3. Remove wet clothes, wrap in vapor barrier + blankets, warm trunk first"]

Official Wind Chill Index and Frostbite Time-to-Freeze Chart (NWS / ECCC Standards)¶

Ya ƒe fafa menye susu me seselelãme o: enye ŋutilã me dzidzenu si fia alesi ya si le zɔzɔm kabakaba ɖea ya dzodzoe (\(1\text{ va ɖo }3\text{ milimeta}\) ƒe titrime) ƒe liƒo si le nusuekpɔmɔ̃ si xea mɔ na dzoxɔxɔ (\(1\text{ va ɖo }3\text{ milimeta}\)) si wò ŋutilã klẽna ƒo xlã wò ŋutigbalẽ. De dzesi dzoxɔxɔŋusẽ ŋuti nyateƒenya vevi eve: 1. Ya ƒe fafa mate ŋu ana nu si me agbe mele o nafa le yame ƒe dzoxɔxɔ ŋutɔŋutɔ nu o, gake enaa nu aɖe (abe ʋu ƒe dzoxɔxɔnamɔ̃, tsi ƒe pɔmpi, alo amegbetɔ ƒe ŋgonu ene) fa miamiamia va ɖoa yame ƒe dzoxɔxɔ ma si mede zero o gbɔ ewɔa nu kabakaba zi gbɔ zi 5 va ɖo zi gbɔ zi 10 wu ya si fa miamiamia. 2. Once ambient air drops below \(0^\circ\text{C}\) (\(32^\circ\text{F}\)), your driving speed creates its own wind chill, riding a snowmobile, bicycle, or riding in an open vehicle at \(50\text{ km/h}\) (\(30\text{ mph}\)) on a calm \(-20^\circ\text{C}\) (\(-4^\circ\text{F}\)) day blasts your face with a \(-35^\circ\text{C}\) (\(-31^\circ\text{F}\)) wind chill.

Deep dive 1: How to survive a multi-day sub-zero power blackout inside a freezing house¶

(Gulf of Mexico)

Without heat, an average modern wood-frame house loses \(1^\circ\text{C}\) to \(2^\circ\text{C}\) (\(2^\circ\text{F}\) to \(4^\circ\text{F}\)) per hour until the living room drops below freezing (\(0^\circ\text{C}\) [\(32^\circ\text{F}\)]) within 12 to 24 hours. Follow this 4-stage indoor thermal engineering plan:

Stage 1: Build the "Room-Within-a-Room-Within-a-Room" (The Indoor Tent Method)¶

The single biggest mistake people make in a winter blackout is trying to keep multiple rooms warm, or huddling under a single blanket on a couch in a huge open-concept living room with 3-meter ceilings. 1. Pick One Small Core Room: Choose a small bedroom or study (ideally on the ground floor or second floor on the south-facing side of the house so daytime sunlight warms the wall, and surrounded by other rooms that act as dead-air buffer insulation). Close the doors to every other room in the house and stuff rolled towels under the door cracks. 2. Insulate the Windows and Cold Floor: Nail, staple, or duct-tape heavy wool blankets, moving pads, bubble wrap, or quilted comforters over the window frames of your chosen room (bare glass panes are thermal black holes that radiate your body heat out into the night sky). Cover hardwood or tile floors with thick rugs, cardboard boxes flattened out, or yoga mats. 3. Tu Asaɖamegbadɔ le Xɔ Me le Abati Tame: Ðo asaɖamegbadɔ si wozãna ɖaa si nye nylon dome (alo nàtsɔ avɔwo atsyɔ nuɖuxɔ me zikpui/kplɔ̃ ene dzi be wòawɔ xɔmexɔ sesẽ si bɔbɔ si ƒe home nye \(1.2\text{-meter}\)-si kɔkɔ) ɖe mattress tame tẽ. - Nusita Esia Wɔa Dɔ Le Dzoxɔxɔŋusẽ Nu: Ame tsitsi ɖesiaɖe si le ɖiɖim ɖe eme ƒe ŋutilã nye 100-watt biological heater. Le xɔdɔme gã aɖe me (ya \(150\text{ cubic meters}\)) la, ame tsitsi eve siwo naa ŋutilã ƒe dzoxɔxɔ watt 200 mate ŋu ado xɔa ƒe dzoxɔxɔ ɖe dzi \(1^\circ\text{C}\) gɔ̃ hã o. Le ame 3 ƒe asaɖa me agbadɔ si wotu si me akɔfala eve (\(3\text{ cubic meters}\) ya) tsyɔ me la, ame tsitsi eve kple avu aɖe ado agbadɔa ƒe dzoxɔxɔ ɖe dzi \(10^\circ\text{C}\) va ɖo \(18^\circ\text{C}\) (\(18^\circ\text{F}\) va ɖo \(32^\circ\text{F}\)) si wu tsikpe la xɔdɔme si ƒo xlã wo zã ŋutilã ƒe dzoxɔxɔ dzadzɛ ɖeɖeko.

Afɔɖeɖe 2: Dedie vs. Lethal Xɔme Backup Dzoxɔxɔ Dɔwɔnuwo¶

Zã dedienɔnɔ ŋuti nyatakaka sia si tso United States ƒe Nuƒlelawo ƒe Adzɔnuwo ƒe Dedienɔnɔ Dɔwɔha (CPSC) kple Dukɔa ƒe Dzotsidɔwɔƒe (NFPA) gbɔ hafi nàsi dzo ɖesiaɖe le xɔ me:

Stage 3: Emergency Pipe-Freeze Prevention vs. Emergency Pipe Drain-Down¶

If your house still has heat or is staying above \(7^\circ\text{C}\) (\(45^\circ\text{F}\)) indoors, keep water trickling at a pencil-lead width from faucets on exterior walls. However, if the power stays out and the indoor temperature inside your house drops below \(2^\circ\text{C}\) to \(4^\circ\text{C}\) (\(35^\circ\text{F}\) to \(39^\circ\text{F}\)), a trickling faucet will no longer save your pipes, they are about to freeze solid and burst inside your walls. - Execute an Emergency Whole-House Pipe Drain-Down: 1. Fill your bathtubs, pots, and drinking jugs with backup water first. 2. Locate your Main House Water Shutoff Valve (in the basement, utility closet, garage, or street curb box) and turn it completely OFF. 3. Open every hot and cold faucet in the house (starting from the top floor and working down to the lowest basement laundry sink or outdoor hose bib) so gravity drains the standing water out of the vertical pipe risers into the sink drains, leaving air space inside the pipes. 4. Flush every toilet once to empty the tank, and pour a splash of non-toxic RV/marine propylene glycol antifreeze, windshield washer fluid, or table salt / rubbing alcohol into the curved P-traps under sinks and toilet bowls so the standing sewer-gas water seal does not crack the porcelain.

Deep dive 2: Sub-zero vehicle survival, diesel gelling, and Electric Vehicle (EV) cold management¶

Automotive engineering changes drastically when ambient temperatures plunge below \(-25^\circ\text{C}\) to \(-40^\circ\text{C}\) (\(-13^\circ\text{F}\) to \(-40^\circ\text{F}\)):

1. Why 12-Volt Lead-Acid Starter Batteries Die Overnight at \(-30^\circ\text{C}\) (\(-22^\circ\text{F}\)):
2. At \(0^\circ\text{C}\) (\(32^\circ\text{F}\)), a standard 12-volt car battery already loses 35 percent of its chemical Cold Cranking Amps (CCA); at \(-18^\circ\text{C}\) (\(0^\circ\text{F}\)), it loses 60 percent of its power, while at the exact same time the cold, thick engine oil (\(5\text{W-}30\) or \(10\text{W-}40\)) requires 200 percent more torque to crank the engine over.
3. Worse yet, a partially discharged lead-acid battery will physically freeze solid and crack its plastic case at \(-7^\circ\text{C}\) to \(-15^\circ\text{C}\) (\(19^\circ\text{F}\) to \(5^\circ\text{F}\)), whereas a 100% fully charged battery will not freeze until \(-55^\circ\text{C}\) (\(-67^\circ\text{F}\)). Never try to jump-start a frozen car battery (ice inside the plates causes internal short circuits and battery acid explosion). Keep a warm lithium-ion portable jump-starter pack inside your house or coat pocket (not in the freezing trunk).
4. Why Diesel Engines Stall on the Highway below \(-12^\circ\text{C}\) to \(-18^\circ\text{C}\) (\(10^\circ\text{F}\) to \(0^\circ\text{F}\)) ("Diesel Waxing / Gelling"):
5. Standard No. 2 diesel fuel contains natural paraffin wax hydrocarbons. Below its Cloud Point (\(\sim -10^\circ\text{C}\) [\(14^\circ\text{F}\)]), solid wax crystals precipitate out of the liquid fuel and coat the paper pleats of the fuel filter, starving the engine until it stalls right on the highway.
6. Prevention vs. Rescue: Before an Arctic outbreak, treat diesel tanks with Cold Flow Improver (Anti-Gel additive) or blend with winterized No. 1 kerosene diesel while the fuel is still warm. Once diesel has already gelled in the filter, regular anti-gel will not dissolve it; you must replace the clogged fuel filter and add a dedicated Diesel 911 / De-Gelling Rescue solvent to the tank.
7. Electric Vehicle (EV) Survival When Stranded in Sub-Zero Blizzards:
8. In extreme cold (\(-20^\circ\text{C}\) to \(-30^\circ\text{C}\)), an EV's driving range drops by 30 to 50 percent because lithium-ion ion mobility slows down and cabin/battery heating consumes power.
9. However, if stranded stationary in a highway snowbank or traffic jam, a fully or half-charged EV can actually keep occupants warm for 24 to 48+ hours WITHOUT any carbon monoxide exhaust danger:
   • A typical \(65\text{ to }80\text{ kWh}\) EV battery pack uses only \(1.0\text{ to }2.5\text{ kilowatts per hour}\) when parked stationary running its heat pump or resistive heater.
   • How to Maximize Stranded EV Survival Time: Switch the car into "Camp Mode" or "Utility Mode" (so the 12V accessory system stays charged from the main high-voltage pack), lower the cabin air thermostat to \(15^\circ\text{C}\) to \(17^\circ\text{C}\) (\(60^\circ\text{F}\) to \(62^\circ\text{F}\)), turn ON the heated seats and heated steering wheel (conductive contact heating directly into your body uses only 50 to 100 watts compared to 2,000+ watts for blowing hot cabin air), and set cabin airflow to partial recirculation.

Pre-outbreak checklist before a Polar Vortex arrival¶

Complete this checklist 24 hours before sub-zero Arctic air arrives:

• Test your Carbon Monoxide (\(CO\)) detectors and install fresh alkaline or lithium batteries: Every level of your home and every sleeping area must have a working battery-backed \(CO\) alarm before running furnaces or fireplaces continuously.
• Keep your vehicle fuel tank at least 75 to 100 percent full (and EV charged to 80 to 90%): A full fuel tank prevents moisture condensation from freezing inside fuel lines (gas-line freeze) and gives you 24+ hours of idling cabin heat if stranded on an interstate.
• Check that your windshield washer reservoir is filled with \(-35^\circ\text{C}\) to \(-40^\circ\text{C}\) (\(-30^\circ\text{F}\) to \(-40^\circ\text{F}\)) De-Icer Fluid: Blue summer washer fluid freezes solid at \(-5^\circ\text{C}\) (\(23^\circ\text{F}\)), cracking the reservoir pump and blinding your windshield with road salt spray on the highway.
• Locate your Main Water Shutoff Valve and keep a 30-centimeter (12-inch) wrench beside it: If your home loses power and indoor temperatures approach freezing, shutting off the main water valve and draining the faucets saves tens of thousands of dollars in burst ceiling pipes.
• Check tire pressure when cold: Every \(5.5^\circ\text{C}\) (\(10^\circ\text{F}\)) drop in ambient air temperature reduces tire air pressure by roughly \(7\text{ to }14\text{ kilopascals}\) (\(1\text{ to }2\text{ PSI}\)). A polar vortex drop of \(30^\circ\text{C}\) (\(55^\circ\text{F}\)) overnight drops your tires by \(40\text{ to }75\text{ kPa}\) (\(6\text{ to }11\text{ PSI}\)), triggering TPMS warning lights and reducing ice traction unless reinflated.

Protecting outdoor pets, livestock, and outdoor workers in sub-zero cold¶

1. Bring all domestic dogs and cats indoors: Fur is not sufficient insulation against a \(-30^\circ\text{C}\) (\(-22^\circ\text{F}\)) wind chill; ear tips, tail tips, paw pads, and scrotal tissues freeze solid in minutes. Wipe road de-icing salts (especially calcium chloride and magnesium chloride, which chemically burn paw pads and cause toxic hypernatremia if licked) off your dog's paws with a warm damp towel immediately after brief bathroom walks; see our pets in emergencies guide.
2. Prevent cold-induced cardiac events during snow shoveling and outdoor work: Breathing \(-20^\circ\text{C}\) (\(-4^\circ\text{F}\)) air while straining to lift heavy snow or push a stuck car triggers simultaneous coronary artery vasoconstriction and a sharp spike in blood pressure and heart rate, the leading trigger for winter heart attacks. Always breathe through a thick fleece gaiter or cold-air heat-exchanger mask and avoid sudden heavy straining in sub-zero air.

Nya siwo wobiaa amewo enuenu¶

What is the "Polar Vortex," and why does a warming Arctic sometimes send \(-40^\circ\text{C}\) (\(-40^\circ\text{F}\)) air into Texas or Europe?¶

(Gulf of Mexico)

Can wind chill freeze my car radiator or house water pipes if the actual air temperature is above freezing?¶

No. Wind chill only accelerates the rate at which heat is stripped away from a warm object down to the ambient air temperature; it can never cool an object below the actual thermometer reading of the air. If the actual air temperature outside is $+2^\circ\text{C}$ ($36^\circ\text{F}$) with a fierce wind chill of $-8^\circ\text{C}$ ($18^\circ\text{F}$), exposed water will cool down to $+2^\circ\text{C}$ very rapidly, but it will never freeze into ice. However, once the actual ambient air temperature drops below $0^\circ\text{C}$ ($32^\circ\text{F}$), high winds strip lingering warmth out of house walls, crawlspaces, and parked car engines five to ten times faster than calm air, causing uninsulated pipes to freeze much sooner.

Why is it dangerous to drink alcohol or work up a sweat to "stay warm" in sub-zero cold?¶

Both alcohol and sweat accelerate fatal hypothermia through basic physiology. Normally, when you enter extreme cold, your body clamps down the blood vessels in your skin and extremities (peripheral vasoconstriction) to keep warm blood around your heart, lungs, and brain. Drinking alcohol overrides this protective reflex and dilates the blood vessels in your skin (vasodilation), making your skin flush with a false sensation of warmth while actually dumping your core body heat rapidly out into the freezing air. Similarly, working hard enough to sweat soaks your inner base-layer clothing; because liquid water conducts heat away from your body 25 times faster than dry air, the moment you stop moving, that damp shirt chills your core into rapid hypothermia.

Why does liquid gasoline cause instant frostbite if it splashes onto your bare hands in sub-zero weather?¶

To vovo na tsi, si xɔa tsikpe sesẽ le $0^\circ\text{C}$ ($32^\circ\text{F}$) me la, ʋu me mɔ̃memi ƒe tsikpe ƒe dzoxɔxɔ le $-40^\circ\text{C}$ va ɖo $-60^\circ\text{C}$ ($-40^\circ\text{F}$ va ɖo $-76^\circ\text{F}$) te, si fia be nɔa tsi ƒe nɔnɔme me le mɔ̃memidzraƒe ƒe hoses kple jerrycans me le polar vortex vɔ̃ɖitɔ kekeake gɔ̃ hã me. Ne $-30^\circ\text{C}$ ($-22^\circ\text{F}$) si nye mɔ̃memi si fa miamiamia ŋutɔ la ƒo ɖe wò asi ƒuƒluwo dzi esime nèle ami dem ʋu, snodzizɔmɔ̃, alo mɔ̃memi me la, tsi la kplɔa dzoxɔxɔ doa goe le wò ŋutigbalẽ me enumake EYE wòdzona kabakaba (dzoxɔxɔ ɣaɣla si nye yaƒoƒo), si wɔnɛ be wò ŋutigbalẽa sesẽna va ɖoa tsikpe bliboe frostbite le Sɛkɛnd 2 va ɖo 5. Do asigɛ siwo me ami mate ŋu age ɖo o ɣesiaɣi ne èle mɔ̃memi, propane, alo tsi siwo wotsɔ dzea mɔ̃memi gɔmee zãm le dzoxɔxɔ si mede zero o me.

Wolé ŋku ɖe dzɔtsoƒewo ŋu¶

• Dukɔa ƒe Yame ƒe Nɔnɔme Ŋuti Dɔwɔƒe (NWS / NOAA, United States) kple Nutome kple Yame ƒe Nɔnɔme ƒe Tɔtrɔ Canada (ECCC): Anyiehe Amerika Yame ƒe Fafa Ŋuti Nusɔsrɔ̃ ƒe Mɔfiame, Ɣeyiɣi si Woatsɔ Awɔ Vuvɔ ƒe Dzesi ƒe Nɔnɔmetata, kple Nuxlɔ̃ame si Gbɔna Vɔvɔ̃ ƒe Ðoɖowo.
• Dɔlélenutsitsi Kple Mɔxexe Ðe Enu Dɔwɔƒewo (CDC, United States): Mɔxexe Ðe Vuvɔ Nu ƒe Mɔfiame, Dzoxɔxɔ si Gbɔdzɔna Kple Frostbite Triage, kple Afɔku Le Afɔku Megbe Carbon Monoxide (\(CO\)) ​​Aɖiwo Dzi Kpɔkpɔ.
• Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) kple Amerika Dzi Habɔbɔ (AHA): Dɔwɔƒe ƒe Mɔfiamewo na Mɔxexe Ðe Frostbite kple Accidental Hypothermia Nu Kple Edada (Gentle Handling, Trunk-First Rewarming, and Freeze-Thaw-Refreeze Contraindications).
• United States Nuƒlelawo ƒe Dedienɔnɔ Dɔwɔha (CPSC) kple Dukɔa ƒe Dzo Takpɔha (NFPA): Dzomeŋɔli Elektrikŋusẽ ƒe Dzoxɔxɔ ƒe Dedienɔnɔ, Generator si Woate Ŋu Atsɔ Adzra (6-Meter / 20-Foot Se), kple Xɔme Dzoxɔxɔ ODS Dzidzenuwo.
• Dukɔa ƒe Dɔwɔƒe si Kpɔa Nudzɔdzɔ Kpatawo Gbɔ (FEMA / Ready.gov, United States) kple Amerikatɔwo ƒe Atitsoga Dzĩ: Mɔxexe Ðe Pɔmpi Siwo Xɔ Tsi, Xɔme Yame ƒe Nɔnɔme Suewo ƒe Sitsoƒe-le-Teƒe, Kple Dzomeŋɔli Mɔdodo Gãwo Dzi Tsi Ʋuwo ƒe Agbetsitsi.

Mɔfiame siwo do ƒome kplii¶

• Dzomeŋɔli ƒe ahomwo kple ahomya sesẽwo: dzadzraɖo kple agbetsitsi
• Dzoxɔxɔ si nu sẽ kple vuvɔ ƒe kpekpeɖeŋunana kpata
• Flash freeze and black ice driving survival
• Tsikpe ƒe ahom, tsidzadza si nu sẽ, kple elektrikkawo ƒe mumu
• Carbon monoxide ƒe aɖi: dzesiwo kple sisi enumake