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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Winter's First Hypothermia Death; MD Officials Urge Caution

State officials released tips for avoiding cold-related illnesses, following a hypothermia-related death in Frederick County earlier this month.

State health officials on Thursday confirmed Maryland's first hypothermia-related death of the winter, and took the opportunity to remind residents how to protect themselves. State officials said the death of a Frederick County man aged 65 or older was confirmed sometime between Dec. 18 and 24. The release said no further information on the man would be released for privacy reasons. By this time in 2011, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in the Thursday release from state officials, Maryland had recorded one hypothermia-related death, and 15 for all of last winter. Though hypothermia is commonly associated with cold weather, it actually occurs when the body's temperature drops below 95 degrees. Frostbite occurs when …

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Winter's Frigid Preview

High winds and low temps ... but what about a white Christmas?

Winter's calendar debut isn't until Dec. 21 but after a second consecutive day of snow flurries, high winds and freezing temperatures across Greater Annapolis, it is easy to be fooled.  This morning, the National Weather Service recorded a temperature of 19 degrees at the U.S. Naval Academy, a reading affirmed by a Greater Annapolis Patch weather watcher in Hillsmere Shores. The average high/low temperature range for our area in December is 47 to 29 degrees. On Tuesday, thermometers weren't expected to rise above 30, but that is far from record breaking. The low-temp record, according to weather.com, is -1 degrees set Dec. 22, 1989.  Snow flurries moved through the area Monday and Tuesday mornings, measuring .68 inches total, barely enough…

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