Finland in the deep freeze all this week

Finland in the deep freeze all this week

http://www.yle.fi
January 30, 2012

The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) predicts severe cold to continue until at least next weekend. Early Monday, a new cold record for this winter was set in Kuhmo, where the mercury plunged to -35.4 degrees Celsius.

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Children perish in Peru big freeze

Children perish in Peru big freeze

http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk
Jul 26, 2010

Children aged under five have made up most of the hundreds of victims of a severe snap of cold weather sweeping southern Peru.
So far this year at least 409 people have died of pneumonia and illnesses triggered by the cold weather.

Most of the dead have been children younger than five years old and people aged over 60. Poor countryside communities living at more than 3,000m above sea level are the worst hit and doctors say malnutrition, extreme poverty and poor living conditions are another reason so many are dying.

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South Africa – Frost will see vegetable prices rocket- so much for global warming

South Africa – Frost will see vegetable prices rocket- so much for global warming

http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk
15 Jul 2010

The severe cold and frost that hit Limpopo could prove very costly to vegetable farmers in those areas.

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Austria gets record October snow

Austria gets record October snow

http://www.rnw.nl
14 October 2009

…Forty centimetres of snow was recorded on Tuesday night near Salzburg. This was the most at this time of year for a quarter of a century…

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Iowa: Harsh winter leaves mark on flowers, trees, crops

Harsh winter leaves mark on flowers, trees, crops

http://www.desmoinesregister.com
June 21, 2009

The thermometer says another Iowa summer has arrived. But winter continues to hang around in the form of dead trees, flowers, plants and shrubs that were unable to rebound from one the snowiest and coldest seasons on record.

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Record Cold Weather in Western Cuba

Record Cold Weather in Western Cuba

http://www.plenglish.com
Feb 6, 2009

Pinar del Río, Cuba, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) A significant drop in temperatures occurred today in the western province of Pinar del Rio where thermometers registered 4.9 degrees Celsius, record for the month of February.

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Arctic front freezes US, Canada in record cold snap

Arctic front freezes US, Canada in record cold snap

http://www.google.com
Jan 16, 2009

WASHINGTON — A record cold snap gripped the American Midwest Friday as temperatures plummeted to lows of minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 34 degrees Celsius) and officials scrambled to protect the homeless and vulnerable.

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