The Beast from the East could trigger deadly heart attacks, new research suggests. The Beast from the East could trigger deadly heart attacks, new research suggests (stock)WHAT IS THE BEAST FROM THE EAST? Although such temperature fluctuations are extreme, nearly twice as many heart attacks are predicted to occur on days with changes of 35-to-40°C versus no alteration. The researchers calculated any temperature fluctuations before each of the participants' heart attacks based on weather records for the hospitals' postcodes. The cold weather has been so severe in the Brecon Beacons that an entire waterfall has frozen solid.

Source: Daily Mail March 01, 2018 13:01 UTC