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Harrowing moment extreme cold swimmer gets trapped under ice and drowns in frozen lake

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT Cold water swimmer Lu Man is believed to have taken on a challenge to dive under a frozen lake in Hunan Province, China, when he…

Rescue workers brave cold in search for earthquake survivors

Rescue workers in the cold, high-altitude Tibet region in western China searched for more survivors and victims on Wednesday, one day after a strong earthquake levelled thousands of…

From the archive: Cold comfort: how cold water swimming cured my broken heart – podcast | Swimming

We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2021: After…

NHS FLU CRISIS: Doctors warn soaring cases coinciding with severe cold weather could be ‘the straw that breaks the camel’s back’ for crisis-hit health service – as nine hospitals declare critical incidents

Extreme Cold Spells May Persist Because of Warming, Not in Spite of It

Huge swaths of North America are facing subfreezing temperatures this week as cold Arctic air pushes southward. Paradoxically, such cold spells may persist or even become more common…