A young man sleds down a hill in Chicago, US, taking advantage of more than 19 inches of snow that fell on Feb 2 in the city. The snowfall has also hit many other cities in the Northeast US. Also on Feb 2, Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, “forecast” six more weeks of winter. Legend has it that if Phil sees his shadow on that day of each year, winter will last another six weeks. If not, spring comes early. AFP