One billion people worldwide are preparing to celebrate the year of the SNAKE.

On February 10, 2013 the Asian Lunar New Year will be celebrated by many Asian countries, including China, Taiwan, Vietnam and Korea. The Lunar New Year is represented by a cycle of 12 years, each year denoted by a different animal zodiac.

For Chinese, which is the largest Asian population that celebrates this holiday in North America, the Lunar New Year is also known as the Spring Festival, and it would signal to farmers in China that they must begin preparation for the sowing of their fields.

30 inches of snow had reportedly fallen on central Connecticut by early this morning and areas of southeastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire had an accumulation of at least 2 feet or more of snow.

Airlines cancelled more than 5,300 flights so far and New York City's three major airports as well as Boston's Logan Airport closed down.

Two major storms of the century only half a year apart? You can call them storms of historic proportions.. You can call it dangerous, but do not call it hype.

The politicians are telling people this is a dangerous storm because it is. These are serious life-threatening storms.

Thankfully, the science of meteorology has improved significantly over the years and forecasters have seen these coming.

But what's up with these politicians using visible sign language interpreters and practically ignoring other languages?

Heavy winds have arrived and this storm may dump up to 2 feet of snow from New York City to Boston. Forecasters say it's one for the record books, as folks scurried to stock up on food and water and road crews readied salt and sand.

Before the first snowflake had fallen, NYC, Boston, Providence, R.I., Hartford, Conn., and other New England cities issued warnings, wile airlines scratched thousands of flights through the weekend, while disruptions from the blizzard will be felt across the U.S.

NEMO - This is not a kids animated film. Meaning of Nemo: A Greek boy’s name meaning "from the valley," means "nobody" in Latin. In plain English it means up to 30" of SNOW.

The Big Apple is buzzing with reports of a Nor’easter hitting the area. Thi is is a serious major winter storm, which is expected to impact the Northeast this weekend. As much as two feet of snow is forecast from the New York City metro area all the way to Maine. Wind gusts as high as 60-75 mph will create significant impacts to transportation and power. Coastal flooding is also possible.

Get out those snow shovels, NYC and New England states are about to be slammed by a massive winter mega-storm.

Two storms are expected to merge and bring cold air, heavy snow and increasing winds. Some areas may be hit with an all-out blizzard and a couple of feet of snow. Forecasters say the storm will on Friday. However, lingering effects from blowing and drifting snow, blocked roads and other travel delays are likely to linger into the weekend.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.