Saturday, January 16, 2010

10 freeze to death in a week in Delhi; power cuts, fog back- Hindustan Times
In the past week, at least 10 homeless persons have died of suspected hypothermia — when the body attains below normal temperature.
Harsh Winter Taking Its Toll On UK Equines
Horses across the UK are getting into strife as record snow falls and temperatures plummet.
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The DSPCA (Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) says they expect up to 1000 horses to die this winter.
Carlisle OAPs still trapped in homes due to ice
Pensioners living on a Carlisle street have been trapped in their homes since Christmas because of the icy conditions.
Puzzle me this: climate change theory allows no ice age
Lord Monckton's concept is based on the idea that the calculations have inflated the warming potential of greenhouses gases by about six times.
Cold weather blamed for death of patients - Cuba
Twenty-six patients at Cuba's largest hospital for the mentally ill died this week during a cold snap, the government said yesterday.
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The statement came in response to reports from the independent Cuban Commission on Human Rights that at least 24 mental patients died of hypothermia this week, and that the hospital did not do enough to protect them from the cold because of problems such as faulty windows.

Commission head Elizardo Sanchez said that so many patients dying of hypothermia was "absurd in a tropical country" and claimed the deaths could have been prevented if the government had granted long-standing requests from international aid groups to tour Cuba's medical facilities, including the capital's 2,500-bed mental hospital.

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