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Thursday, March 26, 2009

While it's a balmy 60 degrees Fahrenheit here at Roseholme Cottage today, I found this old article on hypothermia fascinating.

(H/T to NatureBlog.)

Sigboy said...: I don't think I have ever seen soft snow at -27.; 7:31 PM, March 26, 2009
Anonymous said...: Life sucks at -40. The worst part is warming up, perversely. That hurts.

Jim; 10:30 PM, March 26, 2009
Anonymous said...: "Then it turned and trotted up the trail in the direction of the camp it knew, where were the other food-providers and fire-providers."

First northern winter hits you kind of hard, huh?; 10:55 PM, March 26, 2009
Anonymous said...: Hmm. I'm going to have to go dig that out of the archives. I remember two different scenarios presented, one not as rosy. I found it fascinating when I first read it in 1997 and it still was.

BTW, been a subscriber to that publication for twenty-some years.; 11:19 PM, March 26, 2009
Christina RN LMT said...: Absolutely fascinating! I hate the cold with a passion...I made my daughter read this, since she's heading to North Dakota to attend college in the fall...brrrrrrr.; 1:20 AM, March 27, 2009
Ed Foster said...: Check out a great Jack London short story, I'm certain available online, called "To Build A Fire". Chilling, in every sense of the word.; 6:51 PM, March 27, 2009

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