A cold wave can be both a prolonged period of excessively cold weather and the sudden invasion of very cold air over a large area. Along with frost it can cause damage to agriculture, infrastructure, property. Damage caused by low temperatures.

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Published by admin| Filed under Cold wave, EM-DAT
Authors: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters - CRED
Published: CRED, 2010