#sub-zero temperatures

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Woman ‘evicted from asylum accommodation’ in sub-zero temperatures

Exclusive: ‘Callous’ treatment of asylum seeker sparks concern about legality of rules being enforced in hotels run by Home Office contractors during pandemic

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Villagers are knitting jumpers for elephants to protect them from near-freezing temperatures

Local women make colourful jumpers for formerly abused animals after staff at conservation centre warn of temperatures dipping close to freezing point

Elephants in India are sporting colourful woollen jumpers after villagers knitted the super-size garments to protect the animals from near-freezing temperatures. Women in a village near the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Centre in the northern city of Mathura reportedly began producing the colourful, pyjama-like garments after staff at the centre warned temperatures were approaching sub-zero at night. The conservation centre takes in rescued elephants who have previously suffered chronic neglect and beatings from cruel handlers.

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This Cold Weather is "For the Birds!"

This Cold Weather is “For the Birds!”

News Column

John Wilson

Extension Educator

February 7, 2019

  This Cold Weather is “For the Birds!”

This morning, before I came to work, I was stumbling around in the dark in 8F temperatures and sub-zero wind chills with a flashlight to make sure all of my bird feeders and waterers were well stocked for my feathered friends. I feed the birds year round, just to draw them close to the house…

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Passengers get out and push frozen Siberian plane (video)

MOSCOW, Nov 26, 2014:

Siberian air passengers had to get out and push their plane in temperatures of minus 52 degrees Celsius after its chassis froze, Russian prosecutors said today.

The extraordinary story emerged after a passenger posted a video on YouTube showing a group of cheery travellers pushing the Tupolev plane on the snow-covered runway in Igarka, which is beyond the Arctic Circle.

“Let’s go,” passengers in thick winter coats shout and whoop as they put their hands on the wings of the plane and shove it several metres along the runway.

“Everyone wants to go home,” one man says.

Transport prosecutors in western Siberia said they were investigating the incident, which took place yesterday.

“Due to the low air temperatures, the chassis’s brake system froze and a tow truck was unable to move the plane onto the taxiway to carry out the flight,” prosecutors confirmed in a statement.

“The passengers on board got out of the plane and started pushing it onto the taxiway.”

Even for Russians inured to long winters of sub-zero temperatures, the passengers’ can-do chutzpah has drawn awed admiration.

“Siberians are so tough that for them pushing a frozen plane along a runway is a piece of cake,” said Komsomolskaya Pravda daily.

Social media, too, was abuzz with praise for the passengers.

The plane with 74 passengers on board was being operated by a Siberian airline called Katekavia, which is part of UTair group. It was flying from Igarka, around 2,800km northeast of here to the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.

The technical director of Krasnoyarsk-based Katekavia, Vladimir Artemenko, acknowledged the incident took place to Rossiyskaya Gazeta daily.

“That morning it was minus 52 degrees Celsius. The plane had stood on the runway for 24 hours and the pilots forgot to take off the parking brake. That caused the brake pads to freeze up,” he said.

Passengers pushed the plane until it was able to turn and then the tow truck took over, he said. The flight then took off and went smoothly.

Video of the plane can be seen below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVCDjuT77gE

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Denver’s recent cold spell has caused firefighters to struggle with frozen hoses, frozen boilers, and burst pipes across the metro area.

When the temperatures dip to dangerous sub-zero levels, it's possible that pipes can freeze in your home, so here are some prevention tips.

1. Open the cupboard doors.

Pipes under sinks in some homes can get very cold. This is a simple way to warm them up.

2. Keep a small stream of lukewarm water running from each faucet (including those in the tub or shower).

This is especially important if pipes are located in an exterior wall or under a concrete slab. It's tough for moving water to freeze.

3. Pipes that run near cold windows or drafts can be protected with insulation from a local hardware store.

Don't insulate them all the way around, however. Let the pipe see the heat. If the cold is on just one side of the pipe, put insulation between the cold and the pipe and let the other side of the pipe be exposed to heat from the room.

4. If a pipe does split, main shut off valves tend to be located either by a home's hot water heater or on the side of the basement closest to the heat.

Learn where your main shut off valve is before you need to know.

5. If a pipe freezes and you know where the freeze is located, use a hair dryer set on low to try to thaw it out.

Blow the air stream back and forth until the water starts flowing again. Never thaw a pipe with a torch or open flame.

6. Keep the thermostat set at the same temperature day and night.

Yes, heating bill will be higher, but it will be less expensive than repairing a burst pipe.

7. Keep your drapes and blinds closed at night to reduce heat loss; open them during the day to allow for natural warmth caused by the sun.

8. Keep garage doors closed if there are water supply lines in the garage.

9. Finally, even if you're going away on vacation, never turn your home's heat below 55 degrees.

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Southerners are bracing for a rare winter storm, threatening to bring snow, ice and sub-zero temperatures to a region more accustomed to air conditioners and sunscreen. Residents from Texas to Virginia have been stocking up on fuel and groceries, schools and offices have closed, and road crews were at the ready. Ice and snow is expected over the next two days for typically warm-weather destinations such as Charleston, South Carolina, Pensacola, Florida, Virginia Beach and New Orleans. At a hardware store in the Georgia town of Cumming, snow shovels already were in short supply. Source: Sky News [view]

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Chicago could see its longest stretch of sub-zero temperatures in over 30 years as the latest deep freeze grips the Midwest. Frigid temperatures moved into the region overnight on Sunday and are expected to hold into Tuesday. If Chicago makes it to 60 straight hours below zero, it would be the longest stretch since 1983 - when it was below zero for 98 hours - and the third longest in 80 years. The latest cold snap forced Chicago Public School officials to cancel classes for nearly 400,000 students on Monday and Tuesday. Source: Sky News [view]