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Coldest December on record prompts state of emergency in Altai
http://iceagenow.info/2012/12/coldest-december-record-prompts-state-emergency-altai/
Dozens die in Ukraine “cold snap”
http://iceagenow.info/2012/12/dozens-die-ukraine-%e2%80%9ccold-snap%e2%80%9d/
Dozens die in Poland “cold snap”
http://iceagenow.info/2012/12/dozens-die-poland-%e2%80%9ccold-snap%e2%80%9d/
Russia Death Toll From Cold Keeps Rising
http://iceagenow.info/2012/12/russia-death-toll-cold-rising/
Emergency situation over heavy snow in Bulgaria
http://iceagenow.info/2012/12/emergency-situation-heavy-snow-bulgaria/
and then this little diddy...
Major U.S. snowstorm beginning on Christmas Day
http://iceagenow.info/2012/12/major-u-s-snowstorm-beginning-christmas-day/
We’ve been experiencing record cold here in Alaska all year.