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Twice as cold?

Keywords:
temperature
Description:
The New Scientist magazine included an article about a BBC news item.
Information:
The BBC news item reported that there are more deaths from the flu in Finland than Britain, even though
winters in Finland are twice as cold as those in the UK.
The BBC explained this as follows:
The average winter temperature in the UK is 5 degrees C, while that in Finland is -5 degrees C.
Source:
New Scientist, Opinion Feeback section, 20 October, 2000, p 64.
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