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- "Cold Weather Survival." The Discovery Channel, 2007. http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/survival/guide/environment/
cold/cold.html - Davis, Jeanie Lerche. "Cold Weather Survival 101." WebMD.com, 2007. http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/29/1728_68023.htm
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- "Surviving the Cold Weather." National Safety Council, 2007. http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/cold.htm
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- Teague, Leanna. "How to Survive in Freezing Cold Weather." Associated Content, February 10, 2007. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/140156/how_to_survive_
in_freezing_cold_weather.html - "Water Trivia Facts." epa.gov, 2008. http://www.epa.gov/SAFEWATER/kids/water_trivia_facts.html
