Brrrrr: Beijing Braces for Coldest Winter Since 2012

Just in case you have absolutely no feelings and you didn't notice: it's friggin' cold outside. And things are only looking to get worse, as we're predicted to be heading into the coldest winter that China has seen since 2012.

To give you an idea of what that might mean, the winter of 2012-2013 presented the lowest national average temperatures in 28 years, closing highways, canceling flights, stranding tourists, and knocking out power in provinces throughout the country. We can't say we're looking forward to temperatures dipping even lower than that this winter.

The predicted low temperatures this year come as a result of a climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean called La Niña, ECNS reports meteorologists as saying.

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