The current historic cold wave affecting the United States has completely transformed the site of Niagara Falls, located on the Canadian border.
The blizzard and freezing temperatures partially froze the waterfall and left the place with a thick blanket of snow, reports
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This winter spectacle could be captured by many tourists present on the site and several videos have been viewed tens of thousands of times on Twitter.
However, it is almost impossible for Niagara Falls, by their width and power, to be completely frozen.
In places, however, the cold caused a partial fixation of water.
Not even the great Niagara Falls was immune to the blizzard in western New York this week.
Footage from Dec 27 shows the falls partially frozen, creating a uniquely scenic snowscape effect.
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A critical situation in the state
The water in the falls begins to solidify as soon as temperatures drop below 5°C for several days.
This situation had already occurred in 2019. In history, the site has completely frozen over only once, on March 29, 1848. The tributary had been blocked by a huge block of ice, creating a dam which had interrupted the falls for two days.
Niagara Falls in cold winter, magnificent!
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â Ivan Ho (@BeWaterHK1842) December 23, 2022
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In parallel with this heavenly spectacle, the situation is still critical in New York State, where Niagara Falls are located, reports
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Since December 22, the icy storm affecting the country, described as the âblizzard of the centuryâ, has killed 27 people in Erie County alone, in the west of the state, and more than fifty in all. the country.
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