Americans are being warned to brace for much higher heating bills after natural gas prices surged just as the brutal Arctic freeze is set to grip the country. Natural gas prices have surged as much as 70% in just days, as forecasters warn of one of the coldest stretches in decades. The combination that threatens to push household heating bills hundreds of dollars or more higher for some families. The two weeks ending in early February are forecast to be the coldest since 1985. #storm #snow #heating #gas