''. . .In southern Germany, officials closed the Rhine-Main-Danube canal to shipping for the first time in five years after it iced over. Thick sheets of ice stretching about 50 miles posed a danger and. . .An icebreaker had to help six ships in the canal — which links waterway systems between the North Sea and the Black Sea — reach their destinations.
At the zoo in Dresden, Germany, 21 Humboldt penguins were moved from their minus 6 outdoor environment into a building where the temperature was a more comfortable 32 degrees to ensure their feet didn't freeze, zoo director Karl Ukena said.
In Moscow, which was held in an icy grip for the past nine days, trolley buses and trams returned to full operation Tuesday, but record-breaking electricity consumption continued to strain the Soviet-era power system. The Russian capital "warmed" to minus 7, balmy compared with Thursday's minus 24, but the city's death toll rose to at least 28. . .'' (24 Jan 2006, AP)
Note: It is -6 Celcius/21 Fahrenheit here in Köln right now. Compared to the temperatures Russia has been getting this really isn't that cold, but with the wind I'm feeling a bit chilly!
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We had -30 C for a while...there hasn't been school in a week and a half. Today is -5 C and it's a regular heatwave! :)
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