Bananas being imported from India – The Express Tribune

RAWALPINDI: Fruit and Vegetable Market President Ghulam Qadir Mir has said that due to a reduction in production of bananas in Sindh due to cold weather and floods in the province over the past two years, the country is currently importing the fruit from India and Dubai.

Cold snap boosts demands on welfare group - ABC Sunshine & Cooloola Coasts Qld - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Plummeting temperatures this week have forced more than 80 homeless people to seek help from a Nambour community welfare organisation.

The Shack Community Centre's Pastor Dale Dowler says it has been swamped by people wanting blankets, warm clothes and a hot meal.

Power Bills to Soar $90 in Christchurch | Powershop... | Stuff.co.nz

Sargent said essential electricity use to keep warm and healthy should not be sacrificed.

''You can run a heater for few hours a day to keep warm, and that could save you a trip to the doctor.''

Sub-zero temps hit western Wyoming

Wednesday morning brought a cold front and a record-setting sub-zero chill to parts of western Wyoming.

The early morning temperature in Big Piney dropped to 23 degrees, beating the record low of 29 set in 1998, said Reid Wolcott, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Riverton. Pinedale checked in at 28, one degree above the record low set in 1966.

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