A man walks along a frozen wall on a beach in Chicago, Illinois, January 7, 2014. A deadly blast of arctic air shattered decades-old temperature records as it enveloped the eastern United States on Tuesday, canceling thousands of flights, driving energy prices higher and overwhelming shelters for homeless people.

一月七日在美國伊利諾州芝加哥市，有個人行走在海邊結冰的瀑布上。周二，一場要命的北極冷空氣席捲美國東部，打破數十年低溫紀錄，造成數千架航班停飛、能源價格飆漲和數量驚人的遊民庇護所應運而生。

編譯／楊慧莉    圖／路透