Cold weather kills dozens in Algeria (Magharebia.com)

Algeria is still in the grip of an unprecedented cold spell that has lasted for more than a week.

Fish of Antarctica threatened by climate change

Florida Freeze Snaps Weather Records

Jacksonville recorded a record low for Feb. 12 of 24 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 4 degrees Celsius), according to the National Weather Service. That snapped a record set in 1981 for the day. Daytona Beach tied a 1955 record low of 30 F (minus 1 C) on the same day.

Hapless bird gets frozen into block of ice as temperatures remain well below zero across Europe | Mail Online

The hapless bird fell asleep on a canal in Duisberg, Germany, as temperatures plummeted to -10C and he woke up frozen into a block of ice.

Chicagoans vs. Falling Icicles: A History - Neighborhoods - The Atlantic Cities

Sadly, NOAA does not maintain statistics on icicle injuries. It's a common enough occurrence, though, that just last week a woman in Belgrade was killed by a direct hit from a nine-pound icicle. Russia seems to be ground zero for this peculiar form of mayhem, with as many as 150 injuries and five deaths reported in 2010 alone. That casualty list included a baby hospitalized after an icicle sliced through her pram.

And in America, to judge from recurring press reports, there seems to be one city in particular that gets more than its average share of frosty missiles of doom: Chicago.

At least 600 dead so far in Europe deep freeze, 215 in Russia alone | News | National Post