Texas temperatures: Just how unusual are these temperatures in Texas?

2/16/21 7:00PM

The winter storm that has gripped Texas and much of the middle of the United States is truly a once-in-a-generation phenomenon. According to data from the National Weather Service, the Dallas-Fort Worth area has seen some of its lowest temperatures in almost a century as temperatures plummeted to around 4°F (-16°C). Indeed, you have to go all the way back to 1933, and before that 1905, for temperatures that got as low as they are now in the DFW area.

In Texas that weather has caused blackouts across the state with more than 4 million people having been left without power, and has caused at least 25 deaths. With the extreme weather set to last until the weekend, that number is sadly likely to rise.

Outside of Texas, an incredible 73% of the United States is now reportedly covered in snow, and more than 150 million Americans are under winter storm warnings. Stay safe and warm Chartr readers.

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Starbucks sells control of China business for $4 billion

Starbucks disclosed on Monday evening in a regulatory filing that it will sell control of its ailing China business to Boyu Capital for about $4 billion.

Under the agreement, Boyu will own a 60% stake in the China segment, which will become a joint venture between Boyu and Starbucks. The coffee chain will retain a 40% interest in the entity and will continue to own and license the brand and intellectual property.

Bloomberg reported earlier this year that the company was looking to sell its China segment. The American coffee giant has struggled to succeed in China, its second-largest market after the US.

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OPEC and others are boosting oil production as the race to catch up with the US goes on

This month’s 137,000-barrel-a-day boost is a little more modest than some expected.

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China, the world’s largest carbon polluter, has pledged to cut emissions for the first time

President Xi Jinping has announced that China is aiming to slash carbon emissions by up to 10% in the next decade.

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John Wayne Airport in Orange County tops the list of North America’s favorite airports

Despite a record year of passenger numbers, flight cancellations, and delays, a new survey has revealed that flyers have been increasingly satisfied about their experiences in North American airports.

According to this year’s North America Airport Satisfaction Study from data analysts at J.D. Power, overall passenger satisfaction scores were up 10 points (on a 1,000-point scale), largely from “improvements in food, beverage and retail and ease of travel through the airport.” The annual survey measures overall traveler satisfaction across the region’s airports in seven categories (in order of importance): ease of travel, level of trust, terminal facilities, airport staff, airport departure experience, food and retail, and airport arrival experience.

Here are the region’s favorites:

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More than 40% of American adults now report being online “almost constantly”

While a new survey showed Japan has the greatest share of perpetually online people, there was a significant number reporting not using the internet at all.

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