Winter storms across the globe

Phil saw his shadow today. According to the hog, six more weeks of winter. The Pennsylvania Polka played vibrantly as college kids and others young and old drank the morning away in Punxsutawney.

There is something appealing about Groundhog Day. It's ridiculous at the end, of course, but the tradition has continued so long you can ignore the foolishness of old men in top hats yanking a sleeping groundhog from the ground, pretending to chat with it in front of thousands of people.

My only hope: No one woke up this morning hearing Sonny and Cher's I GOT YOU BABE.

But while the groundhog did his job, real weather news across the world is getting headlines.

The Pacific Northwest of the United States yesterday, along with the Northeast, faced harsh winter storms.. Pennsylvania, New York, and other places along the East Coast had many and major traffic accidents as ice glazed roads during rush hour. Almost eight inches of snow fell from the same storm system in Chicago and other parts of the Midwest..

But the worst weather .. in the world .. is unfolding before our eyes in China. And another storm is coming..

The nation has faced some of the worst snowstorms in decades. According to forecasters, more is coming. The storms have damaged the Chinese economy, bringing life to a halt.. There have been several deaths due to the snow.. And now, chaos and crisis as China prepares for its Lunar new year holiday. The government warning citizens that they may not get to see their loved ones..

According to CNN:

"On Friday, heartbreaking video from the southern city of Guangzhou showed crowds of people -- many of them migrant workers --screaming, elbowing each other, in some cases sobbing and collapsing in the rush to get a slot on a train. Police battled to keep order in chaotic scenes in the capital of southern Guangdong province. One officer lifted a small child above the crowd as the child's mother clutched the officer's coat. A woman who fainted was carried over the mob to receive medical help."

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