People walk on a snow covered West 38th street in midtown Manhattan in New York City

People walk on a snow covered West 38th street in midtown Manhattan in New York City early on January 27, 2015. A “life-threatening” blizzard barreled into the U.S. Northeast, affecting up to 20 percent of Americans as it kept workers and students housebound, halted thousands of flights and prompted officials to ban cars from roads and shut down public transport. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES – Tags: ENVIRONMENT)