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Public health
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
18 hours ago

Extreme cold watch for Northern California for Friday

Dangerously cold conditions expected Friday morning across Northern California, risking hypothermia, crop damage, and harm to unhoused people; follow safety precautions and seek warming centers.
fromABC7 New York
1 day ago

Police rescue freezing teen after he falls through ice on New Jersey pond

Officers worried the teen was becoming hypothermic as they attempted to reach him with ropes from the shore, but the ropes were not effective. Rieger said he moved toward the teen after hearing him yell that he could no longer feel anything. "Once he started screaming that he couldn't feel anything, I think my fatherly instincts kicked in and I just went out and got him," Rieger said.
US news
California
fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
5 days ago

Family of woman found in ditch sues San Diego Sheriff's Office

The woman's children sued the San Diego County Sheriff's Office, alleging deputies ignored pleas and supervisory failures led to her death from hypothermia.
#dense-fog
fromGothamist
1 week ago

Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge: Doctors explain the thrill, and the chill

I don't look at it as too far different from any other kind of extreme challenge where conventional wisdom will tell you that this doesn't make a whole lot of sense," Siddiqi said. "The process of actually achieving it I think can have significant physical and mental impact and can reshape your view of yourself or your view of your capabilities or your understanding of your body and its limitations," he added.
Medicine
#search-and-rescue
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Baby Mohammed freezes to death as Gaza battles winter and displacement

Eman put her baby to sleep, then woke later to check on him and found him in an alarming condition. Temperatures had dropped, and without proper shelter or clothing for a newborn, there was no protection for Mohammed. His body was cold as ice. His hands and feet were frozen, his face stiff and yellowish, and he was barely breathing, she recalls.
World news
#boating-accident
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Fourteen Palestinians, including children, die in Gaza amid Storm Byron

Storm Byron has swept across the Gaza Strip, killing at least 14 people and injuring others as harsh winds, relentless rain and collapsing structures crush families already displaced by Israel's devastating assault on the enclave, according to Gaza's Ministry of Interior and National Security. The ministry said five people died overnight into Friday after a house sheltering displaced civilians in Bir an-Naaja, in northern Gaza, collapsed during the storm.
World news
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
1 month ago

Cold weather advisory in place for Yosemite until Thursday morning wind chills below zero

The advisory is valid from 7 p.m. until Thursday Dec. 4, at 9 a.m. According to the NWS Hanford CA, Very cold wind chills as low as 9 degrees below expected for elevations above 9000 feet. The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure, according to the NWS.
Environment
#torres-del-paine
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
World news

Fearing for our lives': Australians tell of Chilean mountain horror where five hikers perished

Severe storm and communication failures in Torres del Paine caused hypothermia deaths and endangered hikers amid locked shelters and absent rangers.
fromSnowBrains
1 month ago
Snowboarding

Survivors Criticize Local Authorities After 5 Foreign Hikers Die in Blizzard in Patagonia, Chile - SnowBrains

A sudden blizzard in Torres del Paine killed five foreign hikers; volunteer rescuers led recovery after park rangers were absent due to mandatory election voting.
fromSnowBrains
1 month ago
Snowboarding

Survivors Criticize Local Authorities After 5 Foreign Hikers Die in Blizzard in Patagonia, Chile - SnowBrains

#mount-washington
US news
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Woman dies after being rescued from island off Cape Cod following boat fire

Cynthia Sullivan, 72, died after escaping a burning boat; her husband and son survived with injuries, the vessel sank and the dogs died.
US news
fromBoston.com
3 months ago

Martha's Vineyard babysitter pleads not guilty in toddler's death

An Oak Bluffs babysitter faces manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges after allegedly leaving a toddler unattended in a car, leading to the child's death.
Running
fromiRunFar
4 months ago

Ruth Croft, 2025 UTMB Champion, Interview

Ruth Croft won the 2025 UTMB after adapting strategy to survive severe night weather and using lessons from a Transvulcania hypothermia DNF.
Boston food
fromNew York Post
7 months ago

Brain surgeon testifies John O'Keefe died from fall on frozen ground in Karen Read trial

John O'Keefe died from fatal head trauma after falling backwards and hitting his head on frozen ground, according to expert testimony.
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