Record cold weather kills two in Italy
February 4, 2012
Filed under Europe, Italy
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Record cold weather kills two in Italy
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn
February 2, 2012
ROME, February 2 (Xinhua) — A record Siberian cold current hit Italy, causing at least two deaths and disrupting transport, local media said on Thursday.
Dozens killed as icy weather grips Japan
February 3, 2012
Filed under Asia, Japan
Tags: Asia, avalanches, brrr, climate change, cold, cold deaths, cold February, cold January, cold Japan, cold record, cold weather deaths, coldest winter, coldest winter 2012, freeze, freezing, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, heavy snow, heavy snowfall, heavy snowstorm, Japan, record cold, snowstorm, temperature, temperatures, unusual cold, unusually cold, winter
Dozens killed as icy weather grips Japan
http://www.heraldsun.com.au
February 2, 2012
Heavy snow that has blanketed northern Japan for weeks, triggering avalanches and affecting transport networks, has left at least 55 people dead.
Turkey: Snowfall creates havoc in ‘white Istanbul’…coldest day in the last 33 years
February 1, 2012
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Tags: brrr, climate, climate change, cold, cold 2012, cold deaths, cold January 2012, cold record, cold weather deaths, coldest day, Europe, extreme snowfall, freeze, freezing, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, heavy snow, heavy snowfall, Hypothermia, ice, Istanbul, record cold, snow, temperature, temperatures, Turkey, weather, white Istanbul, winter
Snowfall creates havoc in ‘white Istanbul’
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com
January 31, 2012
Heavy snowfall paralyzed daily life in Turkey, especially in Istanbul, yesterday as the country’s biggest city experienced its coldest day in the last 33 years.
Freeze Kills Dozens In Eastern Europe
January 31, 2012
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Freeze Kills Dozens In Eastern Europe
http://www.rferl.org
January 31, 2012
Heavy snow and a severe cold snap are reported to have killed dozens of people across Eastern Europe.
Ukraine’s Emergency Situations Ministry said 18 people have died of hypothermia in recent days, and nearly 500 people have sought medical help for frostbite and hypothermia.
Cold weather kills dozens in Europe
January 25, 2010
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Cold weather kills dozens in Europe
http://www.irishtimes.com
January 25, 2010
Dozens of people have died in cold weather sweeping eastern Europe with temperatures today dipping to -35 degrees in some areas, causing schools to close and disrupting road and rail traffic.
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Though eastern Europe has borne the brunt of the latest cold snap, temperatures also dropped to -17 degrees in the Netherlands, whose meteorological agency declared this the coldest winter in 30 years.
South Africa: Cold a killer for homeless
June 27, 2009
Filed under Africa, South Africa
Tags: Africa, brrr, chilly, climate, climate change, cold, cold weather, cold weather deaths, Eastern Cape, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, South Africa, spate of cold weather, temperature, temperatures, weather, winter
Cold a killer for homeless
http://www.int.iol.co.za
June 26 2009
A recent spate of cold weather is to blame for the deaths on Friday of two people in the Eastern Cape, police said.
Wales: Cold weather deaths could double, warn campaigners
February 14, 2009
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Cold weather deaths could double, warn campaigners
http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk
February 10, 2009
THE number of people dying from effects of the cold in Wales could double this year, campaigners have warned.
During an average winter in Wales, around 1,500 more people die than in other seasons.Age Concern Cymru is worried many vulnerable people are frightened to turn their heating to proper levels because of high energy bills.