sub-zero

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The spokesman also told AFP that most of the casualties were caused by roof collapses and avalanches, while many also died from frostbite in sub-zero temperatures.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

It warned that the Arctic blast will bring sub-zero temperatures and wind chills, which "pose a life-threatening risk of hypothermia and frostbite to exposed skin".

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

This time, due to the sub-zero temperature and because Bodo play on an artificial surface, he chose to take up the option of holding a session at the 8,500-capacity Aspmyra Stadion.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

It forecast sub-zero temperatures into the evening and overnight, with the mercury barely above freezing into Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

He was behind his curtain now, looking down at himself freezing under the impact of water in sub-zero winds.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright