Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Kim. Today is Thursday, January 29th, 2026. And we begin with

first talking timber, now cold weather quakes. Winter storm fern sure isn't leaving quietly.

Loud booms or pops that sound like fireworks were reported over the last few days in Kentucky and Tennessee.

According to the Lexington Herald Leader, the rare phenomenon occurs when water

seeps underground and freezes, causing the ground to shake underneath, accompanied by a loud,

noticeable boom.

Meanwhile, the bone-chilling weather lingering over a big swath of the country is only expected

to get worse over the weekend.

The National Weather Service predicts another winter storm.

This one, known as a bomb cyclone, could hit parts of the East Coast with record lows forecast

as far south as Florida.

That's not good news for the hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses still without power,

with more than half the outages in Tennessee and Mississippi.

Utility companies are working to reconnect customers, but say it could take until Sunday.

It's night at the museum at the National Zoo this week.

Like many zoos across the country, the Washington, D.C. one, shut down due to the weather.

But that didn't stop the animals from taking full advantage of their snow days.

Video of giant pandas, Qing Bao, and Bao Li show the fluffy black and white balls of fur tumbling in the snow

and showing off their somersaulting skills.

The zoo's small cune cings, sea lions, and red wolves also spent time frolicking in the

fluffy stuff. Others chose not to, like cows willow and magnolia who hunkered down indoors

with their heaters. According to the Washington Post, all the animals had access to areas to stay warm,

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