Friday, January 10, 2014

Niagara Falls Freezes

The U.S. side of the Niagara Falls is pictured in Ontario Wednesday January 8, 2014
The U.S. side of the Niagara Falls is pictured in Ontario Wednesday January 8, 2014

A collection of spectacular photographs have shown the moment the U.S. side of the famous falls froze before they could reach the bottom
A collection of spectacular photographs have shown the moment the U.S. side of the famous falls froze before they could reach the bottom

Thankfully, the freezing air and 'polar vortex' that turned the cascading water to ice will depart during the second half of this week, and a far-reaching January thaw will begin, according to AccuWeather.com
Thankfully, the freezing air and 'polar vortex' that turned the cascading water to ice will depart during the second half of this week, and a far-reaching January thaw will begin, according to AccuWeather.com


In the incredible pictures, the Rainbow Bridge is seen with solid ice below it 
In the incredible pictures, the Rainbow Bridge is seen with solid ice below it

The 'polar vortex' affected about 240 million people in the United States and southern Canada this week
  

They also show frozen mist coating the landscape around Prospect Point at Niagara Falls State Park
They also show frozen mist coating the landscape around Prospect Point at Niagara Falls State Park
 Typically, mist from the falls can be seen swirling in the air nearby, but here it has frosted the surrounding landscape.

But the record-breaking temperature didn't deter visitors
But the record-breaking temperature didn't deter visitors



Tuesday was a day of record-setting cold in Niagara, with the mercury bottoming out at a chilling -2F. Combined with the wind chills, it felt like -20F 


As the so-called “polar vortex” has sent temperatures plunging throughout most of North America in the past week, visitors to Niagara Falls in southern Ontario have been treated to a rare sight: masses of ice clinging to the rocks where water usually rushes freely. Even hardy Canadians were complaining of the cold amid widespread power outages. Temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees Celsius with a wind chill plunged the western Prairies region into a deep freeze and minus 40-45 degrees with wind chill in Ontario. The government warned people to stay inside because of the very real danger of having their faces freeze, and that means 'blood stopping frozen'. The falls have frozen to this extreme degree only once before and that was in 1848 due to arctic winds but this time it may have more to do with global warming and changing weather patterns.


Global Warming isn't just a warming of the atmosphere. It produces large fluctuations in the earth's weather patterns. Such as, super storms, wide fluctuations in temperatures both hot and cold. This is what we are seeing happening with records of all kinds ( earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes) being broken on a regular basis. Maybe we will see Hell freeze over after all.

3 comments:

  1. Hi PIC
    I still can't control spaces or get photos from my library
    See you later

    Luv PIC

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  2. Hi PIC ,
    You may have to use HTML to upload your photos ... I had to when I was having trouble last year .then you go back to compose and size them the way you want to . Sometime when you have a lot of photos , you have to put them in a part 1 and part 2 ... like I do . I will ask LA and the geek and get back to you .... I still think it the weather , and more people is on and blogger is overloaded .
    See you later

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  3. PIC , this is beautiful and mother nature at her finest , Global warming is shifting , My siblings say they have never seen weather like this in these parts of the world . Keep inside and stay warm .

    Luv PIC

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