A bicyclist passes through heavy frost in Nokomis parkway, south west Minneapolis, as temperatures in the area dipped below freezing overnight in Minnesota on January 29, 2019. - The polar vortex is here -- tens of millions of people in the US braced on January 29, 2019, for a deep arctic chill, which authorities say could be life-threatening. Sub-zero temperatures already blanketing parts of Canada were already sweeping across the US Midwest and towards the East Coast. (Photo by Kerem Yucel / AFP) (Photo credit should read KEREM YUCEL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Parts of US see temperatures drop below freezing
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About 212 million people, or 72% of the continental US population, will see temperatures drop below freezing over the next few days. Officials warned of almost instant frostbite as temperatures in the region plunged below zero.
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A bicyclist passes through heavy frost in Nokomis parkway, south west Minneapolis, as temperatures in the area dipped below freezing overnight in Minnesota on January 29, 2019. - The polar vortex is here -- tens of millions of people in the US braced on January 29, 2019, for a deep arctic chill, which authorities say could be life-threatening. Sub-zero temperatures already blanketing parts of Canada were already sweeping across the US Midwest and towards the East Coast. (Photo by Kerem Yucel / AFP) (Photo credit should read KEREM YUCEL/AFP/Getty Images)
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