Ottawa Public Health issues frostbite alert
Posted Mar 3, 2011 05:58:14 AM.
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Bundle up as you head out Thursday morning.
It’s a chilly day and the city is currently under a frostbite alert.
Ottawa Public Health issues frostbite alerts whenever the forecast calls for a wind chill of minus -25 or colder.
Ottawa Public Health says at -15 C, hypothermia becomes an increasing concern and when the wind chill reaches -35 or colder, exposed skin can freeze in as little as 10 minutes. Over-exposure to cold temperatures can result in severe injury and even death.
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