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When temperatures plummet these Toronto Island residents lace up their skates and glide across Lake Ontario
On New Year’s Day my son and I skated on Grenadier Pond in High Park; alas, the freeze-thaw cycle left it too bumpy. Good news came from Mr. Farquhar, one of Toronto’s devotees of skating on natural ice. By day, he is director for the Office of the Worker Advisor at the Ontario Ministry of Labour. On his down time, Mr. Farquhar and Ms. McDonnell, Toronto Island residents since 1981, love to skate on Toronto Harbour. A few years ago he added me to 90 people on the email list for his “ice report.”
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Giant waves hit amid new flood fears
Huge waves have battered southern and western coasts of the UK, as forecasters warn exposed areas could see a fresh round of flooding
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Police: In cold, escaped inmate turns himself in
Just how cold is it in Kentucky? Apparently cold enough for an escaped prisoner to decide to turn himself in. Authorities said the inmate escaped from a minimum security facility in Lexington on Sunday. As temperatures dropped into the low single digits Monday, officials say the man walked into a motel and asked the clerk to call police.
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Yes, It’s Cold. But Wind Chill Is No Way to Measure It.
If the weather makes headlines only when it's horrendous out, wind chill is its PR agent. This week, when temperatures in New York City dropped to single digits, newspapers and TV meteorologists breathlessly reported that the wind chill had hit minus 11. In Ohio, they told us, the thermometers read close to zero, but gusts of cold air made it feel like 25 below. Banner stories proclaimed a wind chill of 35 below in Chicago.
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Triangular Snow Crystal
The Schwerdtfeger Library Summary Author: Jim Foster Not all snow crystals look like the ones on store-front windows. The odd, triangular crystal featured above has arms that are obviously unequal in length, but it still has a hexagonal shape.
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Chicago zoo took polar bear indoors to keep warm
All 50 of America’s states recorded temperatures below freezing Tuesday. It was so cold even the polar bear at Chicago zoo spent most of the day indoors.
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On Getting Naked in Antarctica
Stuck at the South Pole during its coldest, darkest season? Find a sauna, grab some bunny boots, and join the most exclusive club in the world.
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So What's the Deal with the Polar Vortex?
While the cold temperatures have been unusual and even deadly, climate data shows that intense cold such as this event is now occurring far less frequently in the continental U.S. than it used to. This is largely related to winter warming trends due to manmade global warming and natural climate variability.
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Ice caves, near and far
These caves maintain a freezing temperature year-round. Combined with moisture, the chill can make for stunning and varied ice formations. Grab a hot cup of tea and wrap up in a warm blanket-- these coldly beautiful images of nature's finest ice caves may leave you with goose-bumps.
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Frozen by the polar vortex, tourists flock to Niagara Falls
Tourists have been flocking to Niagara Falls after the polar vortex gripping North America caused the natural wonder to part freeze
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Taken at Point Betsie, lake Michigan during the recent polar vortex
Uploaded by: timoby2k — Friday January 10, 2014 — Frankfort, MI
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How to beat the dreaded winter blues even while buried under a ton of snow.
Yes, people get down in winter sometimes. But there are ways to beat the winter blues. Here are 11 of them.
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Why Cold Air Smells Different
Pine needles. Wood smoke. Snow. These are the smells of winter, and for people who live with distinct seasons, wintry weather brings its own set of olfactory experiences. But why does the cold of winter smell different from the heat of summer?
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The Upper Michigan Blizzard of 1938
In Upper Michigan's Storm of the Century in 1938, some snow drifts reached the level of utility poles.
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Super Bowl Monday? NFL says game could be moved back up to five days
When it comes to the NFL, the show must go on... unless of course, there's a major snowstorm. The NFL has said that it there is a possibility that Super Bowl XLVIII could be played on an alternative day to February 2nd should bad weather be scheduled to hit the area on game day. However, any decision to play the Super Bowl on a day other than Superbowl Sunday would have to be made 36 hours in advance.
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Persistent below-zero temps visit Midwest again
Arctic air will bring freezing temperatures from Kentucky to Minnesota.
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The Big Icy: Deep freeze stretches all the way to Gulf Coast
The Deep South will plunge into a deep freeze again this week, this time with ice and snow expected to fall all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Romania under extreme weather alert with no let up in blizzards
The extreme weather conditions battering the south east of Romania have not eased. In Bucharest transport links were paralysed. Authorities said 160 trains were cancelled. Schools have remained shut and over 5,000 power failures have been reported. The port of Contanta has been closed due to the storms. Weather forecasters have warned there is more to come.
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That Snow Down South Is Fake, Say Conspiracy Theorists
The government and/or terrorists must have dumped fake snow on the South as a chemical attack.
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Groundhog prognosticates more winter to a winter-weary crowd
In the pre-dawn hours today, thousands of winter-weary souls waited in mud and drizzle for Punxsutawney Phil to tell them when the season finally would end. As it turns out, not soon enough.
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