Does Temperature Really Affect Your Joints? - Bethel, CT Patch

We saw a long, cold winter this year and, yes, the cold weather can affect joints and muscles.
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A cold muscle holds toxins and is more rigid. Muscles are intended to be smooth and elastic. The cold muscle does not expand as easily as the warmed up muscle

Penguins in decline - Times LIVE

Last year 49 babies were flown off an Algoa island due to threats of cold weather.

Beekeepers of the eastern region meet at 4-H Camp » Local News » Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Bluefield, WV

GLENWOOD — Beekeepers of the eastern United States have faced some major challenges in recent years dealing with colony collapse disorder, a persistent mite problem and bitter cold weather in the winter of 2009-’10 that killed off many hives.

Massachusetts legislature OKs $200 million for road repairs | masslive.com

“This funding will go a long way toward addressing needed repairs to our municipal roads and bridges following a particularly harsh winter,” said state Rep. Joseph F. Wagner, D-Chicopee, who co-chairs the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.