We've just come
out of a cold snap in Colorado with temperatures in the teens and single digits and wind chill below zero.
Not exact matches
, crushed up chips or Harvest
Snaps in lieu
of croutons, pan grilled or crisped cheese, and
out -
of - the - box dressings such as Sriracha mixed in plain yogurt, peanut butter mixed in orange juice or even
cold spaghetti sauce.
But at least we are
out of that very long and very
cold snap that had us up through the night, running water to avoid frozen pipes, filling the stove to stay warm, and checking on the animals
out in the barn.
But while no serious tradeoffs were seen in this study, the Indy flies may turn
out to have unforeseen weaknesses, such as unusual sensitivity to
cold snaps, cautions biochemist Raj Sohal
of the University
of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Around 1300 C.E., on the other hand, a
cold snap combined with wetter summers coincides with widespread famines and plague that wiped
out nearly half
of Europe's population by 1347.
A new analysis
of European tree - ring samples suggests that mild summers may have been the key to the rise
of the Roman Empire — and that prolonged droughts,
cold snaps, and other climate changes might have played a part in historical upheavals, from the barbarian invasions that brought about Rome's collapse to the Black Death that wiped
out much
of medieval Europe.
There's also evidence that as it wobbles, it can get stuck
out of kilter, which can lead to more persistent weather extremes, including heat waves,
cold snaps, droughts and flooding.
Besides the recent (and hopefully last)
cold snap we've just experienced, Spring has really sprung here in Austin, and I've been getting plenty
of use
out of my favorite knit dresses as a result.
I'm trying really hard though to not go
out and buy lots
of sweaters, because let's get real, this
cold snap is sort
of a fluke and will probably be gone by the time I'm done writing this post!
Life is full
of little bumps... like how our furnace went
out at the onset
of last season's most severe
cold snap.
It is most likely that my bees died during the
cold snap of last winter, but — being busy dad with a new baby — I have only now gotten around to clearing
out the hives.