Wintry weather sweeps Scotland - Telegraph

Hundreds of motorists were left stranded in freezing temperatures for more than 17 hours on a 25-mile stretch in Perthshire overnight on Thursday.

4th Longest Cold Weather Streak - Iowa

The NWS says there has been 85 straight days of temperatures below 40 degrees in Dubuque. That's the 4th longest stretch of cold weather in history. The longest was back during the winter of 1979, with 114 days below 40 degrees. There were 90 days in 1978 and 89 in 2001.

Palm Beach, Broward counties to open cold weather shelters due to cold weather - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

Palm Beach and Broward counties planned to open cold-weather shelters Thursday evening as temperatures in the region are expected to dip into the 30s and 40s.

Manatee’s winter chill endures - Top Stories - BradentonHerald.com

Growers and residents across the county braced early this morning for a few hours of below-freezing temperatures.
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The numbing temperatures are nothing new for Manatee this winter.

Starting Jan. 3, Manatee County had a record 11 straight days in which the overnight low temperature dipped below 40 degrees. The resultant crop damage led to a federal disaster declaration for 60 of Florida’s 67 counties, including Manatee and Sarasota.

Senators Boxer and Merkley Owe Apology, says SPPI

In recent Senate EPA hearings false claims were made by Senators Boxer (D-CA) and Merkley (D-OR) that the Science and Public Policy Institute (SPPI) is ExxonMobil funded, implying its work and findings should be cast aside.

Says SPPI president, Robert Ferguson, “SPPI has never been offered or accepted funds or support in any form from ExxonMobil. Senators Boxer and Merkley owe an apology and a correction in the record.” Added Ferguson, “It is rather simple for any senate staffer to call ExxonMobil to verify the facts, or examine public filings for Exxon Mobil’s Contributions and Community Investments.