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Beginning Saturday, the polar vortex began to dip down into the northern tier of the U.S., dropping temperatures into the single digits. Wind chills dropped into the negative teens for that region.
The beginning of 2025 will be marked by the year’s first polar vortex, bringing snow, storms, and frigid temperatures that will impact the majority of the country and millions of Americans.
During the 2014 January polar vortex, more than 20 people across the country died from the cold as places like Georgia — which rarely see serious cold — dealt with lows under 10 degrees ...
The Polar Bear Plunge event in Maryland is the largest polar bear plunge in the United States. It is held annually at Sandy Point State Park and raises funds for the Special Olympics. [ 42 ] Sponsored by the Maryland State Police , in 2007, Plungapalooza raised $2.2 million and had 7,400 participants. [ 43 ]
A group of winter swimmers in Most, Czechia, set a new world record for the largest polar bear plunge with 2,461 participants. The previous record was 1,799 participants set in Mielno , Poland , in 2015.
The main animals in the area are the three polar bears, named Kalluk, Chinook, and Tatqiq. More animals that make their home in the Plunge include reindeer, arctic foxes, racoons, eurasian lynx and an underwater viewing area is available to observe the polar bears swimming in their 130,000-US-gallon (490,000 L) pool. [54]
The plunge raised $41,750 that year, its largest total to date. Chilly faces poke out from the water at Monument Beach during the annual New Years Day Polar plunge in 2019.
Many zoos use the day to educate about polar bear conservation and to encourage visits to polar bear exhibits. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It has also had some political impact. Jack Shapiro, the deputy climate campaign manager under American president Barack Obama , used the day to argue for the need for Congressional action on the issue of climate change . [ 8 ]