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Winter
Safety
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- ASPCA
Winter Safety Tips to Pet Owners
- This ASPCA web page provides
information about keeping your pet safe
and healthy during winter months.
- Blizzards
- U.S. Search and Rescue Task Force
- The United States Search and
Rescue Task Force discusses what blizzards
are, why they are dangerous, and how they
may affect different regions of the country.
There is also information about what to do
if caught in a blizzard outside, including
how to build a snow cave shelter.
- Carbon
Monoxide - Home Safety Council
- Carbon Monoxide poisoning
becomes more of a concern in the winter months
due to increased use of fireplaces, space
heaters, and woodburning stoves. This page
provides information about safely heating
your home.
- Frostbite
or Frostnip
- Information about frostbite
and frostnip - definitions, symptoms, and
treatment. From eMedicineHealth.
- Hypothermia
- MayoClinic
- The MayoClinic presents information
about hypothermia which is caused by exposure
to cold. The web page discusses symptoms,
risk factors, treatment and prevention of
hypothermia. Also describes risks to older
adults and children. Links are provided to
frostbite information, and cold weather cautions
for kids.
- National
Snow and Ice Data Center
- This site presents an abundance
of information about snow, blizzards, avalanches,
antarctic ice shelves, icebergs, and arctic
climatology. Lots of interesting facts about
snow and winter storms can be found at the
Q&A and Facts pages within the site. Historical
information about the Blizzard of 1996.
- Winter
Driving Rules from Car Talk
- Winter driving tips brought
to you by the hosts of National Public Radio's
humorous show, "Car Talk". This site provides
lots of great ideas for preparing your car
for driving in winter weather, and also tips
on how to drive in bad weather.
- Winter
Exercise: Cold Weather Fitness - MayoClinic
- Web page presents ideas about
how to exercise in the cold weather months,
and includes where to find places to exercise,
and how to dress if you will be outdoors.
- Winter
Safety - KidSource
- This web page discusses safety
in the home during the winter months. Includes
information on using space heaters, fireplaces
and kerosene heaters safely, and avoiding
build-up of carbon monoxide in the home.The
page also has links to other safety topics
such as shoveling snow, walking on snow and
ice, and driving in the snow.
- Winter
Storms - American Red Cross
- The American Red Cross has
information on this page in both English
and Spanish about preparing a winter storm
plan, including supplies to have on hand
in the event of a winter storm, definitions
of terms like "winter storm watch" and "winter
storm warning", and what to do if you should
be stuck in your car during a winter storm.
- Winter
Storms - FEMA
- This Federal Emergency Management
Agency site contains factsheets about winter
driving, winter preparedness safety tips,
and winter storms.
- Winter
Weather Safety and Awareness - National
Weather Service
- A comprehensive site about
winter safety topics. Links to forecasts
and storm warning information, preparedness
information, climate information, and snow
and precipitation maps. Also has links to
historically significant winter storms. A
link to a wind chill chart is also provided.
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Updated:
January 11, 2008
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