NATIONAL WEATHER ONLINE - HEADLINES

Chilly weather can't stop New Orleans' big party

No article?  Click "Republish" then click article title.

Too cold to run; Oaklawn cancels $250K Southwest

No article?  Click "Republish" then click article title.

Cold may cut plans for New Year travelers in China

No article?  Click "Republish," then click article title.

Fla. manatees die in record numbers from cold

If you don't see the article, click "Republish" then click on article title.

Freezing Rio

Freezing Rio.

Freezing Rio - this article is provided courtesy of NowPublic.com

Canada frosts the most widespread in recent memory

The following is a brief excerpt from a Reuters news report.  To view the report in its entirety, click here.

"WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The multiple frosts that have blanketed Western Canada in the last week are the most widespread in the top canola-growing province of Saskatchewan in at least five years, the Canola Council of Canada said on Tuesday."

Finland: Cold weather kills over 40% of young birds

Finland: Cold weather kills over 40% of young birds.

Finland: Cold weather kills over 40% of young birds, from NowPublic.com

Carolina farmers scramble in late-season cold snap

Don't see the article?  After 30 days, click here to access it.

Carolina farmers scramble in late-season cold snap from Associated Press

Cold follows snowstorm in the East

Don't see the article?  After 30 days from posting, click here to access it.

Blistering cold hits East a day after snowstorm from Associated Press

A Maine event of 50 below excites scientists

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Teeth are chattering in New England, where scientists just spent about a month scrutinizing weather data before proclaiming Tuesday that, yes, Maine has pulled even with Vermont in bragging rights for the region's lowest recorded temperature - 50 below.

That's wicked cold, as a New Englander might say, the breath freezing in a puff on the first syllable. But even though it's far from the chilliest the nation has ever seen, the attention to detail in declaring the tie - and not really the temperature itself - might show how deeply we feel about the weather.

Read the complete article from the Associated Press by clicking here.

Fla. oranges make it through deep freeze

Don't see an article here?  Click here for permanent link.

Fla. oranges make it through deep freeze from Associated Press

Raw Video: Ships Stuck in Icy St. Lawrence River

A cruise ship carrying 300 passengers that was lodged in thick ice in the St. Lawrence River was freed Tuesday after more than 30 hours with the help of a Canadian Coast Guard ice breaker.

Prerecorded music at inauguration - due to cold weather - causes flap

Prerecorded music at inauguration causes flap from Associated Press

More Cold Temps Could Mean More Power Outages

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. -- It was so cold Thursday morning that icicles hung from the trees and fences in Port St. John. The temperature in Orlando dipped into the 20s for first time in five years. The cold knocked out power and damaged crops in Central Florida.Progress Energy just raised rates, but they can't seem to keep the power on in the freezing cold weather and the temperatures will go down again Thursday night. Sixteen-thousand Central Florida families had to bundle up against the cold Thursday morning with no heat in their houses.

The cold has affected water pipes, citrus crops, fruits and vegetables and flights.  Read the full article from WFTV-TV 9 by clicking here.

Bone-Chilling Temperatures Settle Over East

Northeasterners got socked Thursday with the same subzero temperatures _ more than 30 below zero in some spots _ that brought teeth-chattering misery to the nation's midsection for much of the week.

Cold Eastern U.S. temperatures dig into the Southeast

Brrr, y'all: Temps startle South, blanket the East from Associated Press

Blowing Snow, Frigid Temperatures Pound Nation

Arctic air extended its grip Wednesday with below-zero temperatures stretching from Montana to northern New England and frost nipping the Gulf Coast.

Shocking cold wave drops temps to 40 below zero

Shocking cold wave drops temps to 40 below zero from Associated Press

Spinning ice disc phenomenon seen in British river for first time

(Photo courtesy SWNS)  A rare phenomenon normally associated with Scandinavia has been recorded on the River Otter in Devon for what could be the first time.

Read the complete article from The Telegraph by clicking here.

Wisconsin Officials Urge Caution In Cold Snap

MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin emergency officials said people need to be on the lookout for frostbite and hypothermia during this week's cold snap.Forecasts call for temperatures to sink into the single digits in the south and 10 to 15 below in the north starting Tuesday morning. Wind chills could range from 15 below to 40 below.

Read the full article from WISN by clicking here.

Extreme Alaska cold grounds planes, disables cars; 60 below zero for days

Extreme Alaska cold grounds planes, disables cars from Associated Press