Battling Fire and Ice
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By Gregory Smith; Journal Staff Writer  By Gregory Smith Journal Staff Writer and Steve Peoples projo.com staff writer   * * *    Seven people are forced from their apartments on Chalkstone Avenue yesterday, and a blaze destroys R. Teto Motors in Olneyville.
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BOULDER, Colo. -- Like the adage here on Earth, so goes it for Mars: One person's junk is another's gold mine -- in this case, charred and busted up pieces of a heat shield.
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Extreme winter weather causes a series of emergency situations for  rescue services in Scotland.
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Frostbite and hundreds of miles of icy crevasses pose timeless dangers in a new international race to the South Pole nearly a century after Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen beat Britain's Robert Scott to reach it.
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A scientific scramble is under way to clarify whether the erosion of the worldâs most vulnerable ice sheets can continue to accelerate.
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It's a statewide tradition to be competitive over frigid-weather matters such as the record for below-zero temps.
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By Marti Maguire, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Mar. 3--Johnston firefighters tried some new tricks on their fourth day of battling a mammoth stump fire north of Clayton.
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Firefighters battling wildfires that have raged out of control for more than two weeks in Australia have taken advantage of cooler conditions to clear land in an attempt to contain the blazes.
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NEW YORK  - Emergency room doctors are  urging people to protect themselves from winter's deadly  companions, hypothermia and frostbite.
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By Ben Aguirre Jr  FREMONT -- For most people, cold weather and fire danger are terms not often linked.   But firefighters know not to be fooled by the weather or the holiday glee. This could be a tragic season for folks if they don't exercise certain safety measures, they warn.
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Fighting an opponent doesn&#39;t always mean opposing his force. When faced with overwhelming power, good fighters often use their attacker&#39;s force to their advantage, as in judo, for example.
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By Nick G. Maheras, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Feb. 1--HIGH POINT -- The potential for ice-laden trees and electric lines causing power outages had city and school offi cials scrambling Wednesday.
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By Reid Magney, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 8--The battle over outdoor wood furnaces could heat up again next week as La Crosse County holds meetings and a public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would restrict their use.
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As global warming melts the Arctic ice, dreams of a short sea passage to Asia - and riches beneath the surface - have been revived. But who will win the world's new Great Game?
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Men have been responding with enthusiasm to this winterâs influx of fur.
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Gentler winds and cooler weather expected to give firefighters chance to control fires.
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OSLO, Norway - November in Norway is full of hazards. Ice-slicked streets, moose on the roads and fierce cold.