Cold weather: Amber health alerts issued ahead of snow forecast

Cold weather: Amber health alerts issued ahead of snow forecast

PA Media Parts of northern England and Scotland, including in Northumberland, have already seen snowfall this week Temperatures have dropped as colder arctic air spreads across the UK, with amber cold weather health alerts in place ahead of a weekend of snow forecast for much of the country. Met Office yellow warnings for snow and … Read more

Cold wave intensifies in Gulmarg, Pahalgam, relief from harsh winter in rest of Valley

Cold wave intensifies in Gulmarg, Pahalgam, relief from harsh winter in rest of Valley

A man walks on a wooden bridge at partially frozen interior Dal Lake during a cold winter morning, in Srinagar, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. As cold wave intensifies in Kashmir Valley, temperature dropped several degrees below zero, with Srinagar recording the minimum temperature at minus 7.3 degrees Celsius. | Photo Credit: PTI Cold wave conditions … Read more

Gaynor Lord: Drowned mum watched cold water swimming programme

Gaynor Lord: Drowned mum watched cold water swimming programme

Norfolk Constabulary Gaynor Lord’s body was recovered from the River Wensum a week after she was reported missing in December 2023 A mother-of-three whose body was recovered from a city’s river after a week-long police search had recently watched a TV show about cold water swimming, an inquest heard. Gaynor Lord, 55, was found in … Read more

Draft policy bans breeding of cold climate dogs, places restrictions on ‘in-breeding’

Draft policy bans breeding of cold climate dogs, places restrictions on ‘in-breeding’

The draft Tamil Nadu Dog Breeding Policy has strictly prohibited the breeding of at least nine cold climate dog breeds, which it says cannot withstand the weather in the country. It has said that female dogs “shall not be mated after the age of eight”. Though it allows ‘out-breeding and line-breeding’, the policy restricts ‘in-breeding’. … Read more

Snow, rainfall trigger cold wave in Kashmir, disrupts traffic movement

Snow, rainfall trigger cold wave in Kashmir, disrupts traffic movement

Snow being cleared from Mughal road after heavy snowfall in Pir ki Gali area, in Poonch on October 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI A cold wave gripped Kashmir on October 16 as the higher reaches received a spell of snowfall and the plains were lashed by rainfall. Several highways were closed due to snow … Read more

Robust technology, cold chain key to efficient blood management and safety – ET HealthWorld

Robust technology, cold chain key to efficient blood management and safety – ET HealthWorld

Mumbai: The shortage of blood supply is a widely discussed problem amongst the medical fraternity. It is estimated that India needs around 15 million units of blood, but it falls short of its requirement every year. The blood requires intended temperatures to be preserved with the help of efficient medical-grade cold chain solutions. Apart from … Read more