Little comfort in Afghan cold - BBC News

BBC News

Little comfort in Afghan cold BBC News, UK - 11 hours ago ... plans to help 200000 people across the country, including nearly 2000 families in Kabul, providing them with items such as winter jackets and tents. ...

New festival to celebrate winter in all its glory - Edmonton Journal

New festival to celebrate winter in all its glory Edmonton Journal, Canada - 14 hours ago ... warming tents and teepees, fire and light. Anthony, who has been tramping along some of the river valley trails in preparation for Winter Light events, ...

Homeless for the holidays - The Daily of the University of Washington

Homeless for the holidays The Daily of the University of Washington, WA - 21 hours ago “Winter wonderland” rang true this year as harsh weather conditions blanketed the camp in snow, causing tents to collapse and tarps to fly into the street ...

Top five winter activities around Portland - #2 Winter camping on ... - Examiner.com

Examiner.com

Top five winter activities around Portland - #2 Winter camping on ... Examiner.com - Jan 4, 2009 Four season tents, digging snow caves and making igloos are the most popular ways of enjoying the gorgeous winter scenery on Mount Rainier. ...

Staying Warm with the Help of Equal Health - International Business Times

Staying Warm with the Help of Equal Health International Business Times, NY - 15 hours ago With the help of theemployees at Equal Health, some of the residents now living in tents will beable to stay warm in the coming winter nights. ...

From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel - Hartford Courant

From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel Hartford Courant, United States - Jan 3, 2009 If you're the pioneer sort, ask about Curry Village's famous tent cabins, rectangular canvas tents with pitched roofs. The tents, mounted on wood platforms, ...

ExplorersWeb Year in Review - K2climb.net

ExplorersWeb Year in Review K2climb.net, NY - Jan 4, 2009 "It was an inferno," Luca recalled from winter Makalu. The wind almost lifted the climbers up in the air, ripped their supply tents off the ground and ...

Visitors keep park busy - Muskogee Daily Phoenix

Visitors keep park busy Muskogee Daily Phoenix, OK - Jan 3, 2009 Visitors also hook up their recreational vehicles and pitch their tents. “This is the time when many people like to bring their families,” O’Dell said. ...

Sichuan’s survivors must brave the winter in tents - Radio Netherlands

Sichuan’s survivors must brave the winter in tents Radio Netherlands, Netherlands - Dec 23, 2008 Hundreds of thousands of people are still living in tents as the first snows loom. Over 88000 people died in the earthquake that shook the province seven ...

Nurseries feel weight of winter storm - Gresham Outlook

Gresham Outlook

Nurseries feel weight of winter storm Gresham Outlook, OR - Jan 2, 2009 ... Gresham-area nurseries resemble plastic-covered pretzels or squashed pup tents more than the high-ceilinged plant-encasements they are designed to be. ...

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Charm of white swan

Pinglu Yellow River Wetland in Pinglu County of north China's Shanxi Province. The wetland is an important winter habitat for swans and a station has been established there to protect the swans. (Xinhua/Xue Jun

Ice and snow festival starts in Harbin

which started on Monday. Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, is one of the country's coldest places. Winter temperatures can drop to below -35 C

Friend of America's poor? Chavez shuts off free oil

Houston-based subsidiary of Venezuela's state oil company, provided $100 million of free heating oil in the 2007-08 winter to residents in 23 states, including 65 Indian tribes, said Brian O'Connor, a spokesman for Citizens Energy. 'I was depending on