Picture special: World shivers in cold snap

Monkeys cuddle together to warm themselves during a cold and foggy morning at the Dhaka zoo, in...
Monkeys cuddle together to warm themselves during a cold and foggy morning at the Dhaka zoo, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Six cold wave related deaths have been reported in the country and some districts in the north have reported an outbreak of cold related...
Shane Wilkinson drives his team of Siberian Huskies on an early morning training run on a snowy...
Shane Wilkinson drives his team of Siberian Huskies on an early morning training run on a snowy road near in Wilton southern England. Britain endured more travel chaos as snow blanketed much of the country, with airports shut, roads closed and train...
Icicles cling to oranges in Lakeland, Florida.  Farmers spray their crops to help protect them...
Icicles cling to oranges in Lakeland, Florida. Farmers spray their crops to help protect them against the cold temperatures. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
A mailbox with a unique post sticks up from a snow bank at the end of a Moreland Hills, Ohio...
A mailbox with a unique post sticks up from a snow bank at the end of a Moreland Hills, Ohio driveway. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
Icicles cling to a palm tree in Lakeland, Florida.   (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Icicles cling to a palm tree in Lakeland, Florida. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
A man pedals past a stray cow on a cold and foggy morning in Noida, a suburb of New Delhi. Dozens...
A man pedals past a stray cow on a cold and foggy morning in Noida, a suburb of New Delhi. Dozens of people have died in a cold wave sweeping through northern India.(AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
Vehicles travel in white out conditions caused by blowing snow on Interstate 80 west of Omaha,...
Vehicles travel in white out conditions caused by blowing snow on Interstate 80 west of Omaha, Nebraska. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
A stunned iguana lies on the sidewalk after having fallen from a tree in Surfside, Florida. The...
A stunned iguana lies on the sidewalk after having fallen from a tree in Surfside, Florida. The cold-blooded non-native species become immobilised in the cold temperatures and fall from their perches. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Liam Gallagher, the lead singer of Oasis, prepares to throw a snowball whilst jogging on...
Liam Gallagher, the lead singer of Oasis, prepares to throw a snowball whilst jogging on Hampstead Heath in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

If you are suffering through New Zealand's indifferent summer, spare a thought for the shivering inhabitants of the Northern Hemisphere.

 

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