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, and Eric Scheske

January 30, 2019 . 5:10 PM

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What does the #PolarVortex look like from space? This satellite image was taken over the U.S. Midwest and Great Lakes regions. Stay warm out there. https://t.co/X0tS0h7PWB

ðŸ“¸ NOAA pic.twitter.com/67FwVQBndC

— WIRED (@WIRED) January 30, 2019

Carrying around a smartphone in any weather colder than -35 degrees F will kill it completely in 5 minutes–right around the time frostbite would strike the hand holding it. So maybe don't take it out in the #PolarVortex â„ï¸ https://t.co/qEnWOH63ke

— WIRED (@WIRED) January 30, 2019

WATCH: It's so cold in Chicago today that they have to set the railroad tracks on fire to keep trains moving. #PolarVortex https://t.co/6FFgLUplgs pic.twitter.com/SXVl4n0ICm