Millions of Americans across the Northeast are digging out after a massive blizzard that brought historic snowfall in some areas and caused hundreds of thousands of power outages. The storm disrupted travel, emergency services and infrastructure, prompting city-level emergency responses and widespread business closures. Forecasters say this blizzard is part of a larger nationwide pattern of simultaneous extreme weather — including a polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river — which could complicate recovery by stretching emergency resources and bringing additional hazards elsewhere.
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