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The ice swept wonders of Slovenia

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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 of the ice spikes are said to have over a 1 metre in length.

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Like this? You can see more photos over at 500px.

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Where would you recommend to take a camera and visit for some fantastic winter photography?

(Via This is Colossal.)

Incredibly clear ice! It is like these hikers are walking on glass

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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 beautiful the lake is.

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Have you ever explored a lake when it has been frozen over? Was it scary? Was it wise to do so?

The science: this is how trees survive the winter

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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.

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Are you surprised at how adaptable trees are or how fragile they are at times?

What’s your top tips for any would-be gardeners trying to grow a tree in their garden? What keeps them safe?

When it gets really cold…

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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 as a low. Brr.

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Do you live in a city that gets as cold as this? What’s it like battling against the persistent freeze and the sub-zero temperature?

The chilling beauty of frozen trees on the shore

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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 photos like this it’s easy to see why that was the right choice.

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Have you ever seen trees frozen like this before? Let us know where in the comments below.

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