The United States is facing an unprecedented humanitarian and climate emergency with a wind chill of -18°F, total supermarket shortages, and three confirmed deaths in New York. The 'bomb cyclone' paralyzing the country, with thousands of flights canceled and massive power outages, coincides with an escalation of violence in Minnesota, where a brutal raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ended with the death of a nurse and sparked national riots.
'This 'white and empty world' scenario has also forced a change in White House rhetoric,' described journalist Mauricio Zabalza on Radio Rivadavia, about the phenomenon that has already affected over 200 million people and is challenging the infrastructure of major northern powers. 'We have a white and empty world; the cold gets inside the gloves,' he added.
The logistical chaos, according to the Argentine News Agency, has worsened in recent hours due to the combination of torrential Pacific rains and Arctic air, turning snow into dangerous layers of ice that have toppled trees and power lines. 'People emptied the supermarkets three days ago; there is absolutely nothing left,' Zabalza recounted, emphasizing that the lack of electricity in rural areas poses a mortal threat to the elderly.
'The immigrant community has been hiding for months, they don't send their kids to school out of fear,' the journalist explained, detailing the climate of persecution prevailing in the country. Despite President Donald Trump's historical denial of climate change, the virulence of this year's 2026 storms—with wind chills as low as -22°F in some areas—has forced him to coordinate a federal emergency response.
Amid closed churches, online services, and absolute silence on the avenues, the United States is facing one of its darkest winters, marked by the vulnerability of its power grid and a social fracture that does not stop even in the face of advancing ice.
Although federal authorities tried to justify the agents' actions by citing 'domestic terrorism,' videos of the incident show a different reality that has mobilized thousands of people despite the sub-zero temperatures.
