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Cold weather advisories forecast very cold wind chills – as cold as 12 below zero to 25 below zero – Saturday night to Sunday morning across central New York, northeast Pennsylvania, New ...
Women and over 65-year-olds are particularly vulnerable to heat-related cardiovascular disease and death. [18] At the same time being exposed to heat does not cause the development of new cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in itself. [16] Extreme heat could also cause a 14% increase in the risk of dying for people with diabetes. [19]
Motorists typically have to stop their cars where they are, as the road is impossible to see. Normal snowfalls and blizzards, where snow is falling at 3 or 5 centimeters per hour (1 or 2 in/h), or where the relief visibility is not clear yet having a clear field of view for over 9 meters (30 ft), are often incorrectly called whiteouts.
The zero-curtain effect occurs in cold (particularly periglacial) environments where the phase transition of water to ice is slowed due to latent heat release. The effect is notably found in arctic and alpine permafrost sediments, and occurs where the air temperature falls below 0 ° C (the freezing point of water) followed by a rapid drop in ...
That arctic air is traveling over ice-free Great Lake waters and producing lake-effect snow, on Saturday only, for places like Syracuse, New York, where 3 to 5 inches of snow may accumulate.
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Freezing rain often causes major power outages by forming glaze ice. When the freezing rain or drizzle is light and not prolonged, the ice formed is thin and usually causes only minor damage (relieving trees of their dead branches, etc.). [10] When large quantities accumulate, however, it is one of the most dangerous types of winter hazard. [11]
While 70% of boomers have zero tolerance for any level of tardiness, in Gen Z’s eyes, 10 minutes late is still on time—explaining the friction between the two generations at work. (hobo_018 ...