A US city has been hit by a deadly cold snap, with temperatures plunging so low that fuel is thickening, roofs are collapsing and its homeless population have been left frozen solid
Weather is big news in Alaska. In a place where many people’s lives and livelihoods are directly tied to the environment, knowing what’s in the forecast is often a question of survival. Very soon though, the state’s most reliable source of meteorology media is set to disappear.
After 47 years, the National Weather Service's daily TV broadcast to Alaskans will end. Unreliable internet means many will go without critical information.