A North Carolina park has posted a video explaining how alligators survive in a frozen pond by allowing themselves to be frozen in place, with their noses just above the surface. (Video courtesy Agence France Presse TV)
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Europe’s deep freeze claims new victims
WARSAW, Poland (AFP) – Sub-freezing temperatures across swathes of Europe have claimed almost 60 victims in recent days — notably in Poland, Romania and the Balkans — with migrants and the homeless among the most vulnerable, officials said on Tuesday. Six people died in Poland and seven more in the Balkans over a 24-hour period as temperatures plunged across Europe, while Romania announced six deaths in recent days. Authorities in Warsaw said the toll of […]
Europe cold snap kills dozens, prompts travel chaos
by Stanislaw WASZAK Agence France-Presse WARSAW, Poland (AFP) – A cold snap gripping Europe has killed more than 30 people in recent days, left thousands of travellers stranded in snow-covered Turkey and brought fresh misery for migrants and the homeless. The double-digit sub-zero temperatures hit Poland particularly hard, with the mercury plummeting below minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 Fahrenheit) in some regions. Sunday was the country’s worst 24 hours so far for cold-related deaths. […]
