Cold Snap
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| Originally published | 2012 |
| Authors | Eileen Spinelli |
| Genres | Fiction |
| Illustrators | Marjorie Priceman |
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| ID | 2590643 |
About Cold Snap
Warm up with this charming neighborly tale about a small town determined to beat the deep freeze from a beloved picture-book author and a two-time Caldecott Honor illustrator! It's snowy cold in the town of Toby Mills. . . .
UK weather: Snow forecast and warnings in place as temperatures plummet
...By Simon King & Marita MoloneyBBC WeatherTemperatures could drop to as low as -10C (14F) in parts of the UK on Friday with snow also forecast as the current Cold Snap continues...
How Argentina learned to love the US dollar
... Anecdotal stories abound of people keeping money buried in the garden, hidden in the walls or even secreted in heating systems - occasionally with disastrous consequences if there is an unexpected Cold Snap and the cash isn t retrieved before it goes up in smoke...
No-fault evictions to be banned in reform of rental sector
... She shared the flat with five other people for two years, including during an intense Cold Snap in February 2021 when, according to Ms Jotham, the boiler wasn t functioning...
West Burton A - the past and the future of power?
... In the event, of the three emergency coal power plants fired up for the Cold Snap, only West Burton A was used and just for a few hours, on 7 March...
Emergency coal power plants used for first time as UK sees cold snap
... The Cold Snap is expected to last for the next few days, with weather warnings in place across the country...
In pictures: Snow blankets parts of the UK as cold snap starts
...Parts of the UK have been covered with a blanket of snow as a Cold Snap from the Arctic began to sweep across the country...
Los Angeles blizzard warning is first since 1989
... The Cold Snap comes as parts of the US southeast basked in a record-breaking heat wave...
Winter storm: North America hit by blizzards and heat wave
... Now, parts of Toronto could see significant ice build-up as a result of this recent Cold Snap...
Winter storm: North America hit by blizzards and heat wave
By Chloe Kim and Nadine YousifBBC News
A fierce Winter Storm has caused widespread disruptions in the US, while south-eastern parts of the country brace for record-high temperatures.
As of Wednesday, about 75 million people in 28 states have been placed under winter weather alerts.
Blizzards in The Dakotas , Minnesota and Wisconsin have forced many schools and businesses to close.
Meanwhile, high temperatures in Washington Dc are expected to break a nearly 150-year-old record.
It means some parts of the US will be 100F (38C) warmer than others at the same time.
Record low temperatures in the USPowerful wind gusts potentially reaching 50mph (80km/h) and a Wind Chill as low as -50F in some parts are predicted.
In northern states, forecasts of up to 2ft (60cm) of snow in some parts could mean areas endure their biggest snowfalls for 30 years.
Minnesota's governor Tim Walz said the National Guard will be available to help motorists who become stuck in The Blizzard conditions there. The State may break its record for snowfall, officials said.
Forecasters said The Storm system could span 1,300 miles from Nebraska to New Hampshire .
More Than 1,700 flights have been cancelled in the US as a result of The Storm .
Icy weather is also forecast for typically sunny and warm Los Angeles , California, where a rare blizzard warning has been issued. Major snow and winds up to 75mph are forecast in The Mountains and foothills of Ventura and Los Angeles County.
All of California's 39 million residents will be able to see snow either falling around them or settling at the tops of nearby mountains, said Daniel Swain , a climate scientist at the University of California-Los Angeles .
As of Wednesday night, frigid temperatures of -9F have been recorded in parts of Montana.
Record high temperatures in the US, tooMeanwhile, much of the southern US is basking in unusually high temperatures for This Time of year. On Wednesday, McAllen, Texas, recorded a sweltering 95F.
The Heat on Wednesday in Lexington, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, shattered records stretching back More Than a century.
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Atlanta and other US cities also saw record highs.
Washington Dc could hit 80F on Thursday, which would break a record set in 1874.
Orlando, Florida, could hit 90F and New Orleans , Louisiana, could notch 84F.
" All winter, we've seen this persistent pattern, where the western US is seeing below-average temperatures and The Eastern US is seeing above-average temperatures, " climate scientist Andrew Kruczkiewicz, a researcher at Columbia University , told Bbc News .
The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites. Canada is also feeling effects of the Winter StormLarge parts of the country are under weather alerts, including Toronto, which is expecting 4-10in (10-15cm) of snow, ice pellets and possible freezing rain.
The Winter Storm has also halted flights. Air Canada had cancelled about a quarter of its scheduled flights by Wednesday afternoon.
The country just had record-breaking warm temperatures for February. Now, parts of Toronto could see significant ice build-up as a result of this recent Cold Snap .
Parts of Alberta and The Prairies are facing extreme cold warnings, with temperatures dropping in some regions into the -40F (-40C) range with Wind Chill .
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