A historic winter storm has swept across the U.S., leaving at least 30 people dead and widespread disruption in its wake. Ice and heavy snow crippled infrastructure, knocking out power for hundreds of thousands—especially across southern states unaccustomed to prolonged freezes. Travel ground to a halt with thousands of flight cancellations and hazardous roads. As bitter cold lingers and another storm threatens the coast, the event exposes how fragile modern systems become when extreme weather and extended outages overlap.
A nation in the deep freeze: Storm deaths mount as power fails
