Firefighters respond to a fire in a home after “extreme cold” warnings were put into effect in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Feb. 7, 2026. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing increased pressure from public officials and homeless advocates after at least 16 people died following a massive snowstorm that hit the city, ushering in over a week of below-freezing temperatures. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
An estimated crowd of 30,000 braved sub-zero temperatures to await Punxsutawney Phil's weather prediction of six more weeks of winter during the 140th annual Groundhog Day festivities in Punxsutawney, Pa., on Feb. 2, 2026. Punxsutawney Phil allegedly saw his shadow, regarded as an omen of six more weeks of bad weather, and returned to his den. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images
