Meanwhile, in the United States, extreme and unseasonal storms have unleashed tornadoes, heavy rain and hail across the South and Central regions, killing at least six people. In Tippah County, Mississippi, the heavy storm destroyed the county fire department and EMS center. Joey Jackson, a member of the volunteer fire department, spoke about the damage.

Joey Jackson: “It’s going to devastate it. I mean, we don’t have any—we run EMS and fire both, and we don’t have anything. We’ve got this tanker and one pumper. We got—dug it out with a backhoe just in case we have a fire.”

This comes as the United States’ northeastern seaboard is experiencing an unprecedented winter heat wave, shattering high temperature records across the region. Tonight, it is expected to be 73 degrees in New York City, 10 degrees hotter than the previous all-time record, dashing hopes of a snowy Christmas.