Alligators and weather: Why cold-blooded reptiles bask in the sun or appear frozen in ice

Alligators are likely among the toughest animals around, but the cold-blooded reptiles could die from overheating. In winter, ...
Time

Climate Change Might Just Be Driving the Historic Cold Snap

Fans in Green Bay suffered through frigid temperatures, thanks to Arctic air that has come southPhoto by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images It’s polar bear weather today for much of the Midwest.
Des Moines Register

Des Moines' emergency homeless shelter will limit space during extreme cold, heat

Central Iowa Shelter & Services (CISS), Polk County's largest homeless shelter, will end weather amnesty and cap its capacity at 150 people. The decision comes months after Des Moines enacted a ban on ...
T&D

NERC Files Proposed Reliability Standard EOP-012-3 – Extreme Cold Weather Preparedness and Operations with FERC

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has filed the proposed Reliability Standard EOP-012-3 – Extreme Cold Weather Preparedness and Operations with the Federal Energy Regulatory ...