More frozen hydrants dog firefighters' efforts | The Indianapolis Star

Frozen hydrants continue to plague the city during the cold snap, forcing firefighters to scramble to find water to put out a blaze at an Eastside business Tuesday night.

Icy Weather From China to U.S. Boosts Prices for Juice, Cattle - BusinessWeek

Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Record snows and cold stretching from China to the U.K. to Florida are threatening crops and disrupting travel while sending futures prices higher for orange juice, cattle and hogs.
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For U.S. agriculture “the main story is that the cold could cause problems for central Plains wheat and widespread frost for Florida citrus,” Matt Rogers, a forecaster at Commodity Weather Group, said in a note to clients.
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Temperatures in parts of Nebraska, the second-largest cattle-producing state, may touch minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit this week, according to the National Weather Service. Average steer weights at slaughter fell 2.3 percent in the past three weeks as animals used more energy to keep warm.

Local Strawberries Killed by Cold - Local News on wokv.com

Oranges might be doing ok but the cold snap is wrecking havoc on the strawberries.
It is the early part of the season and the series of cold days have really damaged the crops. The days of cold have killed off large parts of the crop.
"We retail most of our strawberries so it is a big lick for us," said grower Buddy Norman.
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Norman thinks he has lost most of his crop, or about 40-thousand dollars in the cold snap.

Exposure To Cold May Have Killed Jackson Woman - Jackson News Story - WAPT Jackson

JACKSON, Miss. -- A 46-year-old woman may have died from exposure to low temperatures at a personal care home, the Hinds County corner said.

Dangerously cold: Temps expected to keep falling | clarionledger.com | The Clarion-Ledger

This week's subfreezing temperatures have claimed one life in Jackson and are suspected in a second death, officials said.
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Tuesday, A.C. Kersh, 75, of Jackson was pronounced dead at Baptist Medical Center of hypothermia, Hinds County Coroner Grisham-Stewart said.

"His body was so cold, my thermometer couldn't get a reading when I tried to check his temperature," she said.

Cold killed woman : Illinois

MINOOKA -- An 80-year-old Minooka woman found dead Sunday along railroad tracks in rural Minooka died of hypothermia, Grundy County Coroner John Callahan reported Tuesday.

China cold front moves south; record low in Beijing - Monsters and Critics

Beijing also restricted natural gas supplies to shops and offices on Wednesday to ensure continued household supplies, after the early morning temperature dropped to the lowest since 1971.

Bihar under severe cold wave; 21 dead

Patna, Jan 6 (PTI) With seven more deaths due to the cold wave in Bihar, the toll has reached 21 with the state witnessing sweeping icy winds during the past five days, officials said today.

Deaths rise as snow falls | Metro.co.uk

A lorry driver was killed and two people died in icy lakes, as Britain’s longest cold snap since 1981 caused accidents across the country.

Down-and-out, now dead - New York

Body of Elm Park 'squatter' found in icy cold; advocates appeal for leads on homeless population

Police probe death of man in cold | desmoinesregister.com | The Des Moines Register

Police are investigating the death of a Muscatine man whose body was found in his yard in subzero temperatures.

Police found the body of Leo Longhurst, 54, about 1:30 a.m. Sunday after receiving a call from a neighbor.

D.M. frostbite victim was 'paralyzed' by cold | desmoinesregister.com | The Des Moines Register