I grew up in MN and I just wanted to say that it's generally not that bad, even though it sounds terrifying. All of the infrastructure is designed to handle it,

I grew up in MN and I just wanted to say that it's generally not that bad, even though it sounds terrifying. All of the infrastructure is designed to handle it, houses are (mostly) designed to be insulated and heated properly, everyone owns appropriate winter clothes, has appropriate hobbies (cross country skiing, etc.) and the very cold snaps usually only last a few days to a week. It's also sunny when it gets this cold and almost never snows (the atmosphere is basically too cold to hold moisture), so you get a lot of high quality sunshine, clean air and manageable roads. Like many things in life, it's all a trade off, and I personally would take it over California smog most days of the year. Some of the cities with the strongest shift in average temperatures due to climate change are actually in Minnesota, because one of the consequences is going to be less polar vortex events, which means the region sees less of these sudden rapid downward shifts in temperature. The difference in winters now (much milder) compared to when I grew up there are already meaningful and noticeable, which you can observe scientifically on the state's humorously named (but I think they recently changed it) Winter Misery Index https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/climate/journal/winter_misery_index.html https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/climate/journal/winter_misery_in...