Apart from the rain it might seem like we’re about as far away from hypothermia conditions as can be – which is as good a time as any to remind ourselves of the dangers of cold. This excellent linked story features extreme, dry-type cold but damp or wet clothes, a bit of wind and temps hovering around freezing can be just as dangerous.

An outstanding chronical of how easy it can be to die.
http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/As-Freezing-Persons-Recollect-the-Snow–First-Chill–Then-Stupor–Then-the-Letting-Go.html

As Freezing Persons Recollect the Snow—First Chill—Then Stupor—Then the Letting Go
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When your Jeep spins lazily off the mountain road and slams backward into a snowbank, you don’t worry immediately about the cold. Your first thought is that you’ve just dented your bumper. Your second is that you’ve failed to bring a shovel. Your third is that you’ll be late for dinner. Friends are…