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Winter Weather Emergencies
Severe winter weather can lead to health and safety challenges. You may have to cope with
- Cold related health problems, including frostbite and hypothermia
- Household fires and carbon monoxide poisoning from space heaters and fireplaces
- Unsafe driving conditions from icy roads
- Power failures
- Floods after snow and ice melt
Although there are no guarantees of safety during winter weather emergencies, you can take actions to protect yourself. You should have a disaster plan. Being prepared can help reduce fear, anxiety and losses.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Winter Storms and Extreme Cold(Federal Emergency Management Agency)
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Overviews
- Severe Weather Primer: Questions and Answers about Winter Weather(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
- Winter Weather(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Latest News
- Nature's Fury Makes South Most Dangerous Area in U.S.(12/17/2008, HealthDay)
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Prevention/Screening
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Are You Ready? Winter Storms and Extreme Cold(Federal Emergency Management Agency)
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- Extreme Cold: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - Large PDF file
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Are You Ready? Winter Storms and Extreme Cold(Federal Emergency Management Agency)
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Related Issues
- Preventing and Thawing Frozen Pipes(American Red Cross)
- Windchill Temperature (WCT) Index(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
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Winter Storm Fire Safety(United States Fire Administration)
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Pictures & Photographs
- U.S. Weather Watch/Warning Map(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
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Videos
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Winter Storms and Extreme Cold(Healthy Roads Media)
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Winter Storms and Extreme Cold(Healthy Roads Media)
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Rescue missions for totally buried avalanche victims: conclusions from 12...
- Article: Hypercapnia effect on core cooling and shivering threshold during snow...
- Article: Project Ice Storm: prenatal maternal stress affects cognitive and linguistic...
- Winter Weather Emergencies -- see more articles
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Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Know Your Winter Storm and Extreme Cold Terms(Federal Emergency Management Agency)
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Organizations
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American Red Cross
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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American Red Cross
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Date last updated: 18 December 2008 Topic last reviewed: 10 December 2008 |