cold snap

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The planet experienced its fifth-hottest January on record despite a cold snap that swept across the United States and Europe, the EU's climate monitor said Tuesday.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced over the weekend the opening of a new shelter in an effort to get more homeless people off the streets during the cold snap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

“As soon as we get a cold snap, the chicories start to come out, and from the Veneto over into Friuli, you just have this, like huge variety of different radicchio species,” she says.”

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

Claudia Assis explained why this weekend’s expected cold snap will be especially difficult for the airline industry.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026

The inside of this bus is humid, and the windows are foggy, so I open mine about an inch, relishing the cold snap of fresh air.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day