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  <title>The Washington Post: Why freezing temperatures in the quake-struck areas are so dangerous</title>
  <pubDate>February 9, 2023</pubDate>
  <description>Rachel Dowty-Beech, senior lecturer in fire science and emergency management, comments that freezing temperatures and rain in the region of Turkey hit by an earthquake are adding to the difficulty in finding victims in the rubble, as hypothermia sets in quickly.</description>
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  <author>rachel-dowty-beech</author>
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