Cold Weather

Caregivers: Staying Out of Hot Water This Winter Is a 'SNAP'!

Kathryn Haslanger | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Caregiving, Caregivers, Elderly Care, Personal Health, Winter, Cold Weather, Seniors, Healthy Living News
Kathryn Haslanger

It's that time of year when those of us who care for elderly or chronically ill family members should take a moment to think about the special concerns that winter brings.

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California Couple Found Alive After Missing For Three Days

Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Cold Weather, Hero, Good News News

This chilling story has a happy ending. Mark Schroeder and girlfriend Janette DeGrace were going home from a remote mountain bar called Uncle Tom's...

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Scores Freeze To Death As Cold Snap Grips Europe

AP | MARIA DANILOVA | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Russia Cold, Russia, Cold, Europe Homeless, Europe Cold Precautions, Europe Cold, Cold Weather, Ukraine-Cold, Europe, Ukraine, Europe Cold Spell, World News

KIEV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine both took extra precautions on Friday to protect homeless people, ordering new facilities and medical care af...

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The Tempest's Howl: 36 Killed By Cold In Eastern Europe

AP | JOVANA GEC | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Winter Eastern Europe, Winter Cold, Eastern Europe, Winter Storm, Winter Weather Death, Cold Weather, Europe, Eastern Europe Cold, Video, World News

BELGRADE, Serbia — A severe and snowy cold snap across central and eastern Europe has left at least 36 people dead, cut off power to towns, and ...

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Dogs' Amazing Antifreeze Feet Explained Japanese Scientists

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Cold, Freezing, Dog Feet. Paws, Canine, Penguin, Cold Weather, Dog, Fox, Adaptation, Dog Paws, Video, Science News

Woof, it's cold out there! So how come dogs' paws don't freeze up when they pad around on snow and ice - and what keeps dogs from minding the cold? ...

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Why Do We Shiver? ... And 11 Other Winter Health Quirks, Explained

The Huffington Post | Amanda Chan, Sarah Klein and Laura Schocker | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Holidays, Video, Cold Weather, Winter, Immunity, Weather, Beauty, Winter-Health-Custom, Winter Health, Healthy Living News

With colder temps here to stay, it's time to consider what the winter weather means for your health. You probably already know to be extra diligent ab...

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Secrets Of Women Who Don't Get Sick

CNN Health | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Preventing Sickness, Healthy-Women, Cold Weather, Flu Shots, Cold Remedies, Winter-Health-Issues, Cnn-Health, Women News

Ever wonder why you always seem to come down with a life-interrupting virus this time of year, while other women you know sail through the season snif...

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Weekend Weather: Cold And Wet Across Much Of U.S.

AP | By WEATHER UNDERGROUND | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Fall 2011 Weather, Rain, Video, Snow, Freezing Rain, u.s. Weather, Northeast Weather, Cold Weather, Weather, Winter 2011 Weather, Extreme-Weather, Green News

-- Weather Underground Forecast for Friday, October 28, 2011. Wet and active weather will develop from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Tennessee...

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HuffPost Review: Cold Weather

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Movie Reviews, Marshall Fine, Cold Weather Movie Review, Mumblecore, Cold Weather, Sherlock-Holmes-Gay, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Movies, Aaron Katz, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Just as I began to lose patience with Aaron Katz's Cold Weather -- what? Another movie about twenty-somethings figuring out their lives? -- it took a left turn and grabbed my attention.

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The Iceman Cometh

Elizabeth Nicholas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Apparel, Dressing for Winter, Missoni, Ines De La Fressange, The Row, Bloomingdale's, J.Mendel, Roger Vivier, Style Guide, Vogue, Ashley Olsen, Louis Boston, Staying Warm, Cold Weather, The Sartorialist, Uggs, Moncler, Style News
Elizabeth Nicholas

As vast swaths of the country foray into single-digit temperatures, put your best feet forward -- spring and all its attendant glory can only come if it has gone.

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Looking at the Sky. Ice Halos: Divine Signals Or The Ultimate Art Installation?

James Elkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vision, Atmosphere, Halo, Winter, Art, Physics, Meteorology, Weather, Cold Weather, Antarctica, Clouds, Alaska, Arts News
James Elkins

I have been writing about looking, and how to take the time to see the world around you. The first few columns have been about paintings, especially ...

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So, You Think That's Cold?

Richard Bangs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cold Weather, Dog Sledding, Travel News
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Winter Wonderland: Countries Around The World Bathed In Beautiful Snow

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Europe, Weather, Jingle Bells, Christmas, Europe Snow, Snow, Asia, White Christmas, Snowstorms, Winter, Blizzard, Cold Weather, Slidefullscreen, Bing Crosby, Sleigh Ride, World News

It may be making holiday travel extra stressful for some, but aesthetically, mid-December snowstorms are leaving much of the world looking like a wint...

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PHOTOS: Coldest Places In The World

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Cold Weather, Extreme Weather, Coldest Places, Travel News

Believe it or not, there are places that regularly experience colder temperatures than we're feeling in the parts of America currently locked in a dee...

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Northern Thanksgiving Exposure From the Top of Alaska

James M. Clash | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alaska, Turkey, Dogsledding, Adventure Travel, Barrow, Inupiat Eskimo, Point Barrow, King Eider Inn, Polar Bear, Cold Weather, Northern Lights, Jim Clash, Mongolian Beef, Tsa, Thanksgiving 2010, Travel News
James M. Clash

A few years back, on a whim, I flew way north for turkey day. While my friends enjoyed Thanksgiving dinners with their families, I sat shivering in a tiny Chinese restaurant in Barrow, AK, chowing down not on turkey but Mongolian beef.

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Chicago Will Be Snowy, But Overall A 'Kinder And Gentler' Winter Expected

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Weather, Chicago Winter, Chicago Cold, Chicago Storms, Cold Weather, Chicago Winter Weather, Farmers Almanac, Winter Weather, Chicago News

While most Chicagoans don't have winter on their minds on a 90-plus-degree August day, perhaps some news about what is to come in the colder months wi...

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New York City Carriage Horse Rules: to get vacation, larger stalls

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bloomberg, Blankets, Rain, Animal Rights, Stalls, Rules, Central Park, Guidelines, Horses, Vacation, Carriage Rides, Cold Weather, Animals, New York City, New York News

NEW YORK — New York's City Council has passed regulations requiring carriage horses to have larger stalls, five weeks off per year and blankets ...

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Minnesota Windmills Don't Spin In Cold Weather, Confuse Residents

The New York Times | MONICA DAVEY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Minnesota Weather, Cold Weather, Minnesota, Wind Turbines, Minnesota Windmills, American Wind Energy Association, Windmills, Green News

For those who suspect residents in places like Minnesota of embellishment when it comes to their tales of bitterly cold winter weather, consider this:...

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Florida Cold Weather: 53,000 Fish Lost But Turtles Rescued

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Endangered Animals, Florida, Florida Wildlife, Fish, Dr. PJ Deitschel, Environment, Sport Fishing, CROW Wildlife Rehabilitation, Cold Weather, Sanibel Island, Sea Turtle, Sea-Turtles-Dying, Tarpon, Snook, Sccf, Green News
Georgianne Nienaber

Sanibel Island's Gulf waters have rebounded from a chilly 47 degrees recorded during last week's unprecedented cold snap that decimated fish populatio...

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Hansen and Watts Agree: Cold Weather, Warm Climate

nytimes.com | ANDREW C. REVKIN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anthony Watts, James Hansen, Cold Weather, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Green News

In the last few days, a notable conjunction occurred when these two men essentially agreed on something: that the planet despite a lot of very cold pa...

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Freakishly Cold Temperatures Nationwide, Iguanas Fall Frozen Out Of Trees In Florida

AP | MEGHAN BARR and JAMES MacPHERSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nation's Weather, Frozen Iguanas, Cold Weather, Extreme Weather, -52 Windchill, Green News

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Steadily falling snow blanketed the Midwest on Thursday, part of a vicious cold snap engulfing much of the nation, and a tracto...

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Frozen Iguanas, Compassion And Zen

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Zen, Conservation, Cold Weather, Philosophy, Iguanas, Compassion, Green Living, Healthy Living News
Arthur Rosenfeld

Realizing just how many creatures out there needed saving, I enlisted the aid of my young son.

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Extreme Winter Cold (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cold Weather, Slideshow, Cold Winter Weather, Winter Cold, Slidepoll, Climate Change, Green News

There's no denying it-- it has been really cold around the world the past few weeks. Extreme temperatures, both hot and cold, are signs of climate cha...

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OMG -- They Are Nuts!

Brian Dickie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Years Day, Cold Weather, Polar Bear Club, Lake Michigan, New-Years-Day-2010, Chicago Opera Thater, Chicago, Chicago News
Brian Dickie

Yes, it's the Chicago way - go for a swim in the lake on New Year's Day when the temperature is 11 degrees Fahrenheit without the wind chill factor ...

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Cold Snap Damages Florida's Tropical Fish Industry

The New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tropical Fish Dying, Fish Industry Loses Money, Cold Weather, Florida Crops, Fish Industry, Unseasonal Temperatures, Global Warming, Green News

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Frosted oranges, strawberries encased in ice: the images of Florida's freezes are familiar, sad and earthy. But just past the crop r...

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