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Blizzard Dumps Record Snowfall On New York
New York, NY (AFP) Feb 12, 2006
A powerful blizzard sweeping the East Coast Sunday has dumped a record snowfall on New York's Central Park, a federal weathercaster said.


   
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  • Another 30 dead from cold in Ukraine
    Kiev (AFP) Feb 08, 2006
    Another 30 people have died of cold in Ukraine during the past 24 hours, bringing to 801 the number of deaths since mid-January, the health ministry said Wednesday.

    Europe's Winter Death Toll Rises As Temperatures Dip Again
    Kiev, Russia (AFP) Feb 06, 2006
    Polish and Ukrainian authorities on Monday revised upwards the human toll from the freezing weather that has gripped eastern Europe since the beginning of the year as temperatures plummeted again.

    New Siberian Cold Wave Hits Russia, Georgia
    Moscow (AFP) Feb 02, 2006
    A new wave of Siberian cold struck Russia this week, plunging temperatures to record lows in the far eastern part of the country and sweeping as far as Moscow, officials said Thursday.

    Freezing Weather Continues To Take Toll In Europe
    Warsaw (AFP) Jan 30, 2006
    Freezing weather continued to take its toll across Europe, with the number of dead in Poland rising above the 200 mark since the start of winter.

    Cold Front Continues To Take Its Toll In Europe
    Warsaw (AFP) Jan 26, 2006
    Europe's Arctic cold front loosened its deadly grip Thursday, but not before claiming at least 60 more lives overnight in Ukraine, Poland and half a dozen other countries battered by a week of below-freezing temperatures.

    Arctic Front Maintains Deadly Grip On Europe
    Kiev (AFP) Jan 25, 2006
    A relentless Arctic weather front wreaked more havoc across a wide swath of eastern Europe Wednesday, killing 53 people overnight in Ukraine alone and severely disrupting transport networks in half a dozen countries.


       
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  • Europe Chilled To The Bone By Arctic Freeze
    Athens (AFP) Jan 24, 2006
    Europe's relentless deep freeze, with sub-zero temperatures as far south as Sicily, claimed several dozen more victims Tuesday, and triggered record consumption of energy for heating homes, and even tents, against the icy weather.

    Skating Flamingos, Swollen Elephant Ears In Frosty German Zoos
    Berlin (AFP) Jan 24, 2006
    German zoos locked up tropical animals including zebras, antelope, flamingos and elephants Tuesday to protect them from frigid temperatures throughout the country.

    Cold Snap Affects Czech Nuke Plant Reactor
    Prague (AFP) Jan 24, 2006
    Part of the Czec Republic's controversial Temelin nuclear power plant was disconnected from the electricity grid for five hours overnight following a failure caused by the sharp drop in temperature, the plant's spokesman said on Monday.

    Eastern Europe Freezes In Killer Cold
    Warsaw (AFP) Jan 24, 2006
    Bone-chilling weather claimed dozens of lives Monday across Europe as glacial temperatures swept the Baltics to the Balkans, brought rare snowfalls to Istanbul and sparked a scramble for heating fuel.

    More Deaths In Eastern Europe's Big Freeze
    Moscow (AFP) Jan 22, 2006
    Much of northern and eastern Europe remained in the grip of bitterly cold weather Sunday as an Arctic freeze claimed victims from Lithuania to Turkey.

    Russia Deep Freeze To Last, Energy Concerns Grow
    Moscow (AFP) Jan 19, 2006
    Russia may remain locked in a deep freeze for the rest of the month, forecasters said Thursday, as another seven people died overnight in Moscow and concerns over energy supplies in Russia and Europe grew as record bone-chilling cold forced cutbacks.

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