(CNN) Dozens of people across the United States have died from a spate of winter storms -- and now the weather is threatening to pummel the mid-Atlantic and Northeast with snow and ice. Without electricity to survive the cold, many have been turning to other means like gas stoves and generators to stay warm, running the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning . To date, 38 deaths have been attributed to the winter storms since Thursday. From Saturday to Monday, four adults in Oregon died of carbon monoxide poisoning while trying to stay warm, according to Clackamas County Sheriff's Office. "You either go to the shelter to get warm, or you stay home, stay cold, and stay away from the pandemic," Salinas said.

Source: CNN February 18, 2021 07:07 UTC