Watching news about hurricanes makes me really happy they never can happen around here.

That bus driver have lied. Absolute coldest in Moscow was -40, but that was back in 1940th, when nobody wore miniskirts. But I can quite believe in miniskirts in -30. There is a couple of runners in my city who I saw at -30 running in shorts and sneakers.

I am pretty sure you can leave an unopened store-bought bottle of water sitting around for a year at least. And as for power banks running out, there are portable solar-powered chargers.