Experts’ tips for your home, your car and your family
Winter is coming and, with it, snow, ice, bitterly cold temperatures and biting winds. Winter weather —including low temperatures and storms — involves a number of risks, from frostbite and hypothermia to power outages and dangerous driving conditions. “The biggest thing is to be prepared,” Catie Ballenger, a national spokesperson for the American Red Cross, […]
How to protect your pets during cold Winter weather
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – When we talk about preparing for the cold, you hear the Weather Authority team talk about protecting the P’s: people, pipes, plants, and pets. EPIC Outreach, an organization that uses animals to help people, shared these tips with us on how you can better protect your pets. Tips for protecting pets from […]
Do you know how to stay safe if you lose heat during extreme cold?
Extreme cold has swept across Canada, bringing heavy snowfall and strong winds and breaking temperature records in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories. Those temperatures, the Red Cross warns, can bring frostbite and hypothermia — even death. “As Canadians, no matter where we are, whether it’s Winnipeg or up north or Victoria, we […]