St Stephen's Tower at London's Houses of Parliament is masked by snow as heavy winter conditions hit central London, on January 6, 2010. Millions of people in London and the south-east of England were blanketed in heavy snow after storms spread from Scotland and the north of England, where they have caused problems for days.
St Stephen's Tower at London's Houses of Parliament is masked by snow as heavy winter conditions hit central London, on January 6, 2010. Millions of people in London and the south-east of England were blanketed in heavy snow after storms spread from Scotland and the north of England, where they have caused problems for days. "Bitterly cold and wintry weather is forecast to continue for the next couple of weeks with further snowfall expected at times," said the Met Office, calling the recent cold spell the worst to hit the country since 1981. AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal © AFP | AFP
73 years-old Xiao Ying stands on his head before plunging into icy water in Harbin, northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
73 years-old Xiao Ying stands on his head before plunging into icy water in Harbin, northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) © AP | AP
A stunned iguana lies on the sidewalk after having fallen from a tree Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010 in Surfside, Fla. With temperatures in the 40's Fahrenheit, the cold-blooded non-native species becomes immobilized in the cold temperatures and fall from their perches. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
A stunned iguana lies on the sidewalk after having fallen from a tree Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010 in Surfside, Fla. With temperatures in the 40's Fahrenheit, the cold-blooded non-native species becomes immobilized in the cold temperatures and fall from their perches. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) © AP | AP
Wisconsin surfers, from left, Pete Madden, and Will Wall surf in the 38-40 degree Fahrenheit (3-4 Celsius) waters of Lake Michigan as ice builds up along the shore in Racine, Wis., Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010. Hathaway said, that he is glad to keep surfing into the new year, and that it is the fifth straight day that they have been able to surf this location. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Gregory Shaver)
Wisconsin surfers, from left, Pete Madden, and Will Wall surf in the 38-40 degree Fahrenheit (3-4 Celsius) waters of Lake Michigan as ice builds up along the shore in Racine, Wis., Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010. Hathaway said, that he is glad to keep surfing into the new year, and that it is the fifth straight day that they have been able to surf this location. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Gregory Shaver) © AP | AP
In sub-zero temperatures a Japanese Macaque monkey soaks in the warmth of a mountain hotsprings at Jigokudani (Hell's Valley) in Nagano Province of central Japan, 07 January 2010. The Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata), also referred to as Snow Monkeys, live freely in this area that is covered by snow one third of the year. Jigokudani is the only known place in the world where monkeys bathe in natural hot springs. As a habit, they come down from the mountains where they spend the night and bath during the day. The monkeys can be viewed live on the internet. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
In sub-zero temperatures a Japanese Macaque monkey soaks in the warmth of a mountain hotsprings at Jigokudani (Hell's Valley) in Nagano Province of central Japan, 07 January 2010. The Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata), also referred to as Snow Monkeys, live freely in this area that is covered by snow one third of the year. Jigokudani is the only known place in the world where monkeys bathe in natural hot springs. As a habit, they come down from the mountains where they spend the night and bath during the day. The monkeys can be viewed live on the internet. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © DPA | dpa