by Christopher Mims. It's not supposed to snow like this in October, but you know, extreme weather is the new normal . And whatever Fox News might think , that also includes more extreme snowfall . Three million people lost power in Snowtober, and more residents of Connecticut were affected by this storm than by hurricane Irene. (More Central Park trees , too.) But at least it made the Northeastern U.S. look like a delicious confection covered in powdered sugar.

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NASA’s impressive satellite snapshot of Snowtober

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