http://www.mail.com/subjects/36314-cold-waves.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/36314-cold-waves.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1986698-qa-europes-freezing-easter-global-warming.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Is it Easter or Christmas? Many Europeans would be forgiven for being confused by winter's icy grip on lands that should be thawing in springtime temperatures by now. Britain is on track for the coldest March since 1962, according to national weather service the Met Office, which also says daily low temperatures in London are going to rem... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:00:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1986698-qa-europes-freezing-easter-global-warming.html 2013-03-29T15:00:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858458-decimated-ga-plant-symbol-storms-power.html ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — For Darleen Evans, it was sheer terror as the manufacturing plant where she worked collapsed around her and her colleagues. She and two other women rushed into a bathroom stall, she holding one under each arm as she prayed, a tornado roaring overhead. She tearfully recalled their survival as nothing short of a miracle: "If it wasn'... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858458-decimated-ga-plant-symbol-storms-power.html 2013-01-31T22:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1842384-flooded-frozen-cold-torments-storm-survivors.html NEW YORK (AP) — Polar air settled in earnest over the Northeast after trekking through the Midwest, grinding trains to a halt, bursting pipes and bringing further misery to folks still trying to recover from Superstorm Sandy. In a damaged neighborhood near the beach on New York City's Staten Island, people who haven't had heat since the late October storm... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1842384-flooded-frozen-cold-torments-storm-survivors.html 2013-01-24T07:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1837912-midwest-bundles-up-bitter-cold-grips-region.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Homeless people scrambled to find shelter, schools closed down and plumbers wrestled with frozen pipes Tuesday as the Upper Midwest endured a third straight day of bitter cold temperatures. Waves of frigid Arctic air began sweeping south from Canada on Saturday night, locking the Midwest in a deep freeze that has left a section of the... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1837912-midwest-bundles-up-bitter-cold-grips-region.html 2013-01-23T03:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1832278-latest-inaugural-forecast-bit-warmer-than-2009.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Consider it the first fact check of a Barack Obama campaign pledge for his second term: Will he, or Mother Nature, deliver on promised warmer Inauguration Day weather? It's shaping up as a close call. In September, while campaigning in Colorado, Obama was talking to a potential voter who mentioned he had been one of the hundreds of thous... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1832278-latest-inaugural-forecast-bit-warmer-than-2009.html 2013-01-20T19:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1822182-cold-threatens-crops-west-its-easing.html FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The freeze gripping the West appeared on the verge of easing Tuesday, but farmers who spent millions to protect crops were still assessing damage, some produce prices climbed, and businesses and residents dealt with burst pipes. The National Weather Service predicted another frosty night, but said temperatures would begin to warm as ... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1822182-cold-threatens-crops-west-its-easing.html 2013-01-15T23:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1819288-bitter-cold-grips-west-citrus-lettuce-damaged.html FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — As an unusual cold spell gripped parts of the West for a fifth day, some California citrus growers reported damage to crops and an agriculture official said national prices on lettuce have started to rise because of lost produce in Arizona. The extreme chill in the West comes as the eastern U.S., from Atlanta to New York City, is see... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1819288-bitter-cold-grips-west-citrus-lettuce-damaged.html 2013-01-15T00:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1817954-calif-chills-dodges-crop-damage-cold-snap.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Residents remained bundled up and growers in the Central Valley again took measures to protect their citrus crops Sunday, as California's cold snap entered its fourth night. Alerts predicting freezing temperatures and frost were becoming familiar in much of the state, with new high wind warnings in place for the mountains around Los Ang... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1817954-calif-chills-dodges-crop-damage-cold-snap.html 2013-01-14T01:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1815564-californians-deal-with-freezing-temps-snow.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — Oddly enough, even polar bears at the San Diego Zoo are getting a helping hand with the unseasonable freezing temperatures sweeping across California. Zookeepers turned up the heat for some animals and offered shelter to polar bears as a cold snap continues through the weekend, promising to bring the coldest overnight temperatures. While ... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1815564-californians-deal-with-freezing-temps-snow.html 2013-01-13T08:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1813366-zookeepers-growers-prepare-california-freeze.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — Zookeepers turned up the heat for chimpanzees and strawberry growers covered their crops as Californians braced Friday for three days of freezing temperatures. The cold snap is expected to last through the weekend. Morning temperatures fell into the 20s and 30s in many areas, and much lower in the mountains. A low of 12 degrees was record... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1813366-zookeepers-growers-prepare-california-freeze.html 2013-01-11T20:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1812982-monkeys-to-surfers-calif-braces-cold.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — Strawberry growers covered their crops while San Diego zookeepers turned on heaters for the chimpanzees as Californians braced for a cold snap that was expected to drop temperatures to a six-year low. Forecasters warned that a low pressure trough sinking over San Diego County and parts of neighboring Orange County could keep nightly tempe... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1812982-monkeys-to-surfers-calif-braces-cold.html 2013-01-11T04:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1773736-37-dead-ukraine-cold-spell.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian health officials say 37 people have died from the severe cold spell that hit the country this month. Temperatures have dropped as low as minus-17 C (2 F). The Health Ministry said Tuesday that 190 people have sought medical help for hypothermia, of which 162 people have been hospitalized. No health official would say how the... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1773736-37-dead-ukraine-cold-spell.html 2012-12-18T11:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1756674-snowfall-boon-upper-midwest-outdoors-fans.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After enduring last year's snowless winter, skiers and snowmobilers may have despaired of ever seeing a decent snowfall again. But fans of the wintry outdoors got their wish this weekend when a slow-moving storm dumped up to 16 inches of snow on parts of the Upper Midwest. "With global warming in the back of your mind, you think, 'Jeez,... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1756674-snowfall-boon-upper-midwest-outdoors-fans.html 2012-12-10T22:06:00Z