[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Where's the Global warming when you need it?

[GummyIII]

Talk about cold! Brrr!!

[konaice]

People who couldn't leave their homes were using propane stoves, kerosene heaters and wood stoves to try to stay warm, or bundling up in arctic gear. No injuries have been reported, said Dennis O. Packer, also in the mayor's office.

In other words, same as usual.

The big problem in these situations is not people getting cold or freezing (houses keep the wind off and everybody who lives in rural Alaska has more than one source of heat.

The problem is water and sewer lines, if left un-used will freeze and that means total replacement of an entire village sewer system.

Happened in Bethel Alaska, a few years ago where the Generator Building burned down, and destroyed the generators and switch gear. Because no warm water was flowing thru the sewer, it froze and burst pipes all over town and was a total write-off. It was back to honey-buckets.

[Alberta's Child]

The cold weather isn't really the issue here -- the loss of power is . . . -20 to -25 Fahrenheit actually sounds balmy north of the Arctic Circle in January.

This month marks the 24th anniversary of the infamous 1981 AFC Championship Game in Cincinnati between the Bengals and the Chargers. The game was played on one of the coldest days in Ohio history; the game-time temperature was around -15, and the wind chill was measured at -59 degrees. If you've ever seen video highlights of this game, the one thing that stands out is the enormous clouds of mist emanating from each player's face as they exhaled during the game.

[hosepipe]

This is normal in January there..
Been doing in for thousands of years.. maybe millions..
Also, gets way colder than 25 below too..

[rawhide]

This is really nothing, imho. The people still have access to a building that is warm. Why are people making a big deal out of this, slow news day, I guess.