A river is covered with floating ice in New York, the United States, Jan. 31, 2026. In the final week of January, a powerful winter storm swept across much of Canada and the United States, bringing widespread snow, sleet, and freezing rain, along with life-threatening cold and ice. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)

A river is covered with floating ice in New York, the United States, Jan. 31, 2026. In the final week of January, a powerful winter storm swept across much of Canada and the United States, bringing widespread snow, sleet, and freezing rain, along with life-threatening cold and ice. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)

A river is covered with floating ice in New York, the United States, Jan. 31, 2026. In the final week of January, a powerful winter storm swept across much of Canada and the United States, bringing widespread snow, sleet, and freezing rain, along with life-threatening cold and ice. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)

Pedestrians walk past snow accumulation in New York, the United States, Jan. 31, 2026. In the final week of January, a powerful winter storm swept across much of Canada and the United States, bringing widespread snow, sleet, and freezing rain, along with life-threatening cold and ice. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)

Skyscrapers are reflected in a river covered with floating ice in New York, the United States, Jan. 31, 2026. In the final week of January, a powerful winter storm swept across much of Canada and the United States, bringing widespread snow, sleet, and freezing rain, along with life-threatening cold and ice. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)