Southern California copes with freezing temps, snow
California Cold Snap
Some of the few visitors to the beach at Santa Monica, Calif., battle frigid temperatures, strong winds and drifting sand Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Strawberry growers are covering their crops while San Diego zookeepers are turning on heaters for the chimpanzees as Southern California braces for a cold snap expected to drop temperatures to a six-year low. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)