Photographer Marko Korosec responded to a lull in the weather after a long period of snow and wind to climb Mount Javornik. The mountain in eastern Slovenia is better known for ski holidays than alien-like discoveries but it is the latter Korosec found. The trees and towers have been encased in layers of ice. Some […]
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Incredibly clear ice! It is like these hikers are walking on glass
This remarkable video shows hikers trekking across a frozen lake in Slovakian Mountains. If you’ve not watched it yet and are wondering what the fuss is about – the video’s had more than 3m views in just 4 days of being online. Viewing figures like that are a good hint at how odd and yet […]
The science: this is how trees survive the winter
There are some awfully cute trees in this video from Minute Earth. Cute trees and some handy knowledge about different types of trees. Watching this animation might make you think about a similar program from Minute Physics that talks about the difference between evolution and natural selection. Trees evolved to survive in the winter. In […]
When it gets really cold…
These photos come from Karaganda. This is the capital of the Karagandy Province in Kazakhstan, the fourth largest city in the country. Record high temperatures have been recorded of 40.2°C (that’s about 104.4°F) in August and the record low in December of about -42.9 (-42.9). Averages are more like 25 as high down to -15 […]
The chilling beauty of frozen trees on the shore
These fantastic photographs of frozen trees on the shores of Lake Ontario are the work of Timothy Corbin. You can see more at his Flickr account. Corbin was born in Trinidad but now lives in East Ontario, Canada and avoids protraits and wedding photography in favour of landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes as well as cars. With […]
