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‘Excitement With a Little Dash of Fear’: Polar Plunges Ring in the New Year With a Splash. But What Actually Happens to Your Body?

Three experts share the science behind taking a dip in cold water—and offer safety tips that any potential plungers should ...
WWAYTV3

Costumes, cold water and a cause: Wrightsville Plunge rings in 2026 with record turnout

On Thursday, more than a thousand people, including a couple from WWAY, started off 2026 by taking a plunge into the Atlantic ...
The Washington Post

From Cold War To Code Red, The Aura of Fear

Back then, there were blacklists. Now, we've got no-fly lists. Then, we had the Doomsday Clock. Now, we've got the looming Code Red terror alert. Schoolchildren ...
WDAF-TV

Happy Halloween! Here’s the most common weather phobias

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Happy Halloween! Some ...
GameSpot

Cold Fear

2005 was the tail end of Resident Evil clones. That is, just before the beginning of Resident Evil 4 clones. It seemed to never end. Cold Fear has an interesting premise and a couple of neat gameplay ...