The record snowstorm in the United States comes as parts of Asia also experienced record-cold weather. Hong Kong experienced its coldest day in 60 years Sunday. Islands across Japan also experienced their coldest days in decades, with one island, Amami Oshima, receiving snow for the first time in 115 years. In Vietnam, farmers are grappling with the coldest winter in more than 40 years. Vietnamese farmer Song a Vang said the freezing weather is killing crops and livestock.

Song a Vang: “Since I was born, I have never seen anything like this. This weather is badly affecting our society and my family’s economy. We are all in a difficult situation, because our cattle, pigs, chickens and farm are all dying. They all die from the cold.”