Extreme Cold

Esse final de semana a brincadeira é séria. Frente fria chegou e a previsão é de termos máximas em torno de -15... isso sem contar a sensação térmica, pois podem ter rajadas de vento forte. No site da previsão do tempo o símbolo é um termômetro congelado e o termo em voga é "frigid".

Aí pra completar, hoje recebe um email do departamento de saúde do condado de Tompkins (onde fica Ithaca), encaminhado via Cornell, justamente avisando que o final de semana será de frio extremo e quais precauções devem ser tomadas, tais como:

Health Department Urges Residents to Take Precautions During Cold Weather

Ithaca, NY January 21, 2011

Temperatures are expected to be very cold this weekend, and Tompkins County Health Department is stressing that all residents take precautions to avoid exposure to extremely cold conditions which can lead to hypothermia. 

Frostbite is another cold weather concern, and is especially dangerous because it often happens with little warning. Numbness can occur so quickly that the individual, unaware of being frostbitten, may remain outside, increasing the chance of permanent damage.

Snowmobilers, skiers and ice skaters should stop frequently to check exposed areas of their body for loss of feeling and other danger signs.

To prevent frostbite and hypothermia, it is important to dress warmly in windproof clothing and to go indoors when you begin to feel cold. Wear several layers of loose-fitting clothing to trap body heat. Fasten buttons or zippers and tighten drawstrings securely. Don’t forget gloves, mittens and a hat that covers the ears.

To keep water pipes from freezing in the home: 

- Let faucets drip a little to avoid freezing; 

- Open cabinet doors to allow more heat to get to un-insulated pipes under a sink or appliance near an outer wall; and 

- Make sure heat is left on and set no lower than 55 degrees

 DILIÇA HEIN?! Aposto que estão com inveja!!

PS: sobrevivermos ao sabado, obrigada sol!