Snow, Ice, and Fear Rolling In with This Weekend’s ‘Potentially Historic’ Winter Storm

There is no debate that a potentially dangerous winter storm will sweep across the United States this weekend, but some media outlets seem to be pushing their coverage into the realm of panic and hysteria.

“Historic winter storm is so dangerous it could kill Americans sheltering INSIDE their homes,” a Daily Mail headlined screamed Friday.

The Mail wrote that the threat came from the loss of heat due to potential power outages caused by the storm.

On Thursday, the British newspaper also reported that “winter storms have killed at least 90 people across 13 states,” though that total apparently is from more isolated weather events earlier this year.

“Flights have been canceled, store shelves have been emptied and roads have been treated in at least