Watch Our For Elderly During Winter Months - Health - redOrbit

When the weather outside is frightful, it can take a heavy toll on elderly members of the community, according to an expert at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

Romania: Temperatures plunge 10 degrees Celsius below season average

The temperatures recorded across Romania on Monday (Dec 29) morning were much lower than the multi-annual average, namely by some 8 to 10 degrees Celsius lower than such average, a forecaster at the National Meteorology Administration told Agerpres on Monday.

UK on cold weather health alert as temperatures tumble

A "red alert" was triggered by the Met Office and the Department of Health today amid fears that plunging temperatures could threaten older people, families with young children and the long-term ill and the disabled.

Australia: Public exhibits little fear of carbon dioxide as music festival results in 7-kilometer fossil-fueled traffic jam

Police yesterday said they were mystified as to why the 7km traffic jam that snaked along the Great Ocean was so bad compared to previous years.
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Ms Daly said the organisers' main concern was people not being adequately rugged up for expected cold weather.

"Last year it was so hot, but the main message this year is to pack a coat - although it is quiet perfect at the moment with a bit of blue skies," she said.