{"id":29370,"date":"2018-01-03T14:56:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T19:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=29370"},"modified":"2018-01-03T14:56:36","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T19:56:36","slug":"prepare-for-extreme-winter-weather-forecasters-warn-of-bomb-cyclone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=29370","title":{"rendered":"Prepare for Extreme Winter Weather: Forecasters Warn of Bomb Cyclone\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/resources\/prepare-for-extreme-winter-weather-forecasters-warn-of-bomb-cyclone_03012018\/\">Prepare for Extreme Winter Weather: Forecasters Warn of Bomb Cyclone<span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45058\" src=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/snow-car.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/snow-car.jpg 500w, http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/snow-car-300x199.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/center>If you aren\u2019t dealing with extreme winter weather, consider yourself lucky. 90% of the 48 continental U.S. states started off 2018 below freezing (32 degrees or lower). For weeks, severe winter weather has pounded many parts of U.S. and Canada\u00a0with no end in sight.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/gma\/snow-sleet-headed-southeast-northeast-braces-another-brutal-171404968--abc-news-topstories.html\">winter cyclone<\/a> is projected to\u00a0bring much of the East coast to a screeching halt where forecasters are\u00a0warning to prepare for heavy snow, hurricane-force gusts, and blizzard conditions. With these types of frigid storms, expect schools to be canceled, flights\u00a0to be canceled and utility companies to\u00a0have widespread outages. Given the record-breaking low temperatures, hospitals could see a record number of cold weather injuries from the grid being down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Prepare for Extreme Winter Weather<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The primary principles for preparing for these types of extreme weather is to concentrate on the basics: heat, food, water, and first aid. Keeping the core warm by layering clothing is your main priority. Exposure-related injuries such as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/resources\/frostbite-how-to-survive-winters-unrelenting-brutality_27102015\/\">frostbite<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/resources\/7-fundamental-requirements-for-cold-weather-injuries_08102015\/\">hypothermia<\/a>\u00a0could occur quickly with this type of weather. This will be discussed further in the article.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/resources\/when-you-lose-power-this-winter-heres-what-youll-need_15122015\/\">article<\/a> on winter preparations, writer Jeremiah Johnson outlines the fundamentals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The wood stove (wood burner, if you prefer) is the answer to keeping the abode heated when the temperature falls.\u00a0 This is crucial to keep your pipes from freezing.\u00a0 The problem being when you heat the place up too much (you should see mine\u2026it\u2019s only about 3\u2019x2\u2019x2\u2019 but can heat the place up to 80-90 degrees Fahrenheit in nothing flat).\u00a0 Too much heat and your food in your refrigerator is going to go bad faster.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prepare for Extreme Winter Weather: Forecasters Warn of Bomb Cyclone\u00a0 If you aren\u2019t dealing with extreme winter weather, consider yourself lucky. 90% of the 48 continental U.S. states started off 2018 below freezing (32 degrees or lower). For weeks, severe winter weather has pounded many parts of U.S. and Canada\u00a0with no end in sight. 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