Forecast for Gainesville, Florida | Gainesville.com

Tuesday's forecasted low of 21 degrees would surpass the previous lowest record temperature on record for Dec. 28, which was 24 degrees in 1925, said Sara Presnall, a meteorologist intern at the weather service's Jacksonville office.

Switzerland | Temperatures break records, delight skiers

The cold weather still has its icy grip on the country—the city of Zurich hasn’t seen this much snow since 1986, and many spots around the country have seen record low temperatures.

The town of Breitenbach in canton Solothurn recorded its coldest ever temperature today at -17.2 degrees.

Florida `Hard Freeze' May Damage Orange Crops Overnight, Forecaster Says - Bloomberg

Prices of orange juice surged to a three-year high earlier this month after Florida declared a state of emergency amid severe cold and the prospects of crop damage. Last year, the state produced the second-smallest crop in two decades after a cold snap in January damaged fruit.

Hot Sensations Vs. Cold Facts Page 2 of 2 - Forbes.com

Many intentionally target impressionable young minds and sensitive big hearts with messages of fear and guilt. Take, for example, a children's book called The North Pole Was Here, authored by New York Times reporter Andrew Revkin. It warns kids that some day it may be "easier to sail than stand on the North Pole in summer." Imagine such images through their visualization: How warm it must be to melt that pole way up north. Poor Santa! And Rudolph! Of course it's mostly their parents' fault because of the nasty CO2 they produce driving them to school in SUVs.