When Niagara Falls freezes. "Niagara Falls froze due to record-breaking frosts"
Frozen Niagara Falls.
Today, 15:31 * Unprecedented frosts in the USA have led to almost complete freezing of one of the largest waterfalls in the world - Niagara. Jets of water, not reaching the bottom, turned into giant icicles.
The Niagara River was frozen over, and powerful waterfall became more like a shallow stream. At the same time, there are still tourists who, despite the frost, get to the waterfall to capture it. historical event.
Niagara Falls completely froze over in 1848 and 1912.
Residents of America, meanwhile, are looking forward to warming, which weather forecasters promised them in the very near future. In several states, the air temperature dropped to 30 degrees below zero.
Source:apotime.ru.
Niagara Falls freezes over for first time in 100 years
Today 11:36 * Severe frosts in North America have led to the almost complete freezing of Niagara Falls. Last time something like this happened 100 years ago. 1tv.ru.
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Crowds of tourists come to look at the 50-meter stalactites, despite the severe cold. Tickets for excursions are sold instantly.
Niagara "froze" in a similar way in 1912. The reservoir also froze in 1932, but not so much.
Ice in Niagara can turn around for nearby city Niagara Falls negative consequences. Local authorities have already warned residents of this locality that as the temperature rises, the ice in the river will begin to melt, and therefore flooding is possible, reports Vladtime.ru.
Niagara Falls froze due to record frosts. © EPA
Meanwhile, US residents are looking forward to the warming promised by meteorologists.
Recall that 21 people became victims of bad weather in the United States. Most people died as a result of road accidents, as well as due to snow blockages and frostbite. The victims included the homeless.
The abnormally low air temperature, which was the result of the dominance of the Arctic funnel over the west-central lands of the United States, led to a rather unusual state of Niagara Falls, located on the border american state New York and the Canadian province of Ontario.
Judging by the photographs that have appeared in large numbers on the Internet during the duration of the cold wave, it seems that the waterfalls have frozen to the ground and the water no longer flows. However, this is not quite true. Almost all waterfalls emerging from the Niagara River have a dense outer ice shell, which, in general, happens every year, but under it the water continues to ooze, creating bizarre ice patterns at the exit.
It's just that in 2014 the ice cover is especially thick, since the air temperature on Niagara stayed below -2 ° C for several days. Due to the fact that ice bound a significant amount of water both in Niagara and in the waterfalls themselves in the form of a solid ice bridge, on two river islands and for coastal areas after warming to +7°, a flood warning will be issued.
Interestingly, the most catastrophic freezing of Niagara occurred in 1848. Then the waterfalls completely dried up, but not because of the freezing of the river itself, but because of congestion from ice blocks blocking the flow.
Due to the abnormal cold that reached Canada, Niagara Falls, which is considered the largest in the world, froze over.
The polar crater that covered the United States not only caused $5 billion in damage to the economy, but also claimed about 20 lives. For several days, the temperature in the continental US - from California to New York, dropped below normal by 14-19 degrees. America has not seen such frosts similar to the Antarctic ones for about 20 years. Niagara Falls froze for the first time in 100 years.
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1. Due to record low temperatures and cold winds in America, Niagara Falls partially froze (pictured) - on the border of the USA and Canada.
2. In the area of the waterfall, the air temperature dropped to 28 degrees below zero.
3. A record amount of ice on the Niagara River threatens to flood the city of Niagara Falls after warming.
4. And the landscape looks so serene not far from observation deck Niagara.
5. Despite the frost, Niagara attracts tourists who rush to see a rare phenomenon - a waterfall, bound by ice.
6. On Tuesday, a record low temperature was recorded near Niagara Falls.
10. And this is what Niagara looks like in summer.
11. American Falls, one of three waterfalls that form the Niagara complex, last froze over in 1911-1912. In 1912, he completely froze for 40 hours.
Record frosts shackled Niagara Falls on the US-Canada border. Streams of seething water turned into giant icicles, more than fifty meters high. Dozens of tourists come here to see the frozen miracle, despite the severe frost: it is now minus thirty-three degrees Celsius in the region. In the afternoon, the movement of the waterfall practically stopped - all the water turned into a mountain of icicles.
The last time Niagara froze like this was a hundred years ago. However, ice kingdom will not exist for long: meteorologists promise warming in the coming days. Residents of the islands on the Niagara River are preparing for the floods.
This message reminded me of a summer trip to Niagara Falls, which I was going to write a post about, but never did ... Now I'm in a hurry to make a post in "hot pursuit" about the "frozen Niagara Falls". Niagara Falls completely froze over in 1848 and 1912; froze to such an extent that a crust of ice formed an "ice bridge" on the surface of the waterfall, along which people walked.
A post about the city said that Niagara Falls is a 30-minute drive from Buffolo.
Due to record frosts that hit the North American continent in January, Niagara Falls froze over. A huge part of the waterfall has been completely covered with ice in the last few days.
Chunks of ice periodically break off and fall into the river. In this regard, on both islands adjacent to Niagara Falls, local authorities a flood warning has been issued.
According to forecasters, in this region North America The thermometer reached a temperature of minus twenty degrees Celsius.
Note that the last time such low temperatures in North America were recorded by meteorologists seventy years ago. Thousands of flights have been canceled due to unprecedented cold weather in the US. .
I recommend looking at the photos large size by clicking on Original(size 2048×493)
Niagara Falls is located on the Niagara River between Lakes Erie and Ontario in eastern North America, on the border between the United States and Canada. The falls are partly in Canada, partly in the US, and are separated by Goat Island. The name refers to three separate waterfalls: American Falls, Veil Falls, and Horseshoe Falls (known as Canada Falls in Canada). Although the height difference is not very large, the falls are very wide, and in terms of the volume of water passing through it, Niagara Falls is the most powerful in North America.
Niagara Falls is frozen. Photo from 1911
In 1911, Niagara froze for half a day, enough to walk over the edge of the falls.
From an 1842 guide to Niagara Falls:
"Neither the Niagara River nor the waterfalls ever freeze through, the water continues to flow under the ice shell. What you see is just ice sculptures under which water flows. The thickness of the shell depends on the correct temperature and how long it is held."
The phenomenon when ice covers the river and waterfall is known as the "ice bridge". In fact, the flow of water on Niagara never stops, although it may decrease. Falling water and fog in severe frost create ice formations below, under the waterfall. And if the winter is severe enough, then the ice covers Niagara Falls completely. This creates a so-called "ice bridge", which can extend several kilometers down the river.
This ice bridge can extend several miles downriver until it reaches an area known as the lower rapids. Until 1912, visitors were allowed to go directly onto the ice floe to view the falls from below. On February 24th, 1888, the local newspaper reported that at least 20,000 people were watching the neighborhood or sleighing on the ice floe. There were tents selling liquor, photographers and curious people in in large numbers. On February 4th, 1912, the ice floe broke and three hikers died.
The flow of water at the waterfall completely stopped only once - 29 March 1848 and then for just a few hours. The reason for this was an ice jam upstream of the river.
The last time Niagara Falls completely froze over was in 1932.
From the Toronto Globe (now the Globe and Mail), February 1896, one gets an idea of the activity on the ice bridge at the time:
... last Sunday there were about 20 thousand people on the ice bridge, for the most part the youth. We spent the whole day sledding and having fun. In the middle were several wooden booths offering broth, cakes and coffee."
In the same booths, souvenirs, photography services were offered, and alcohol was also sold illegally. If dissatisfaction was anticipated on the part of the American authorities, the booth was shifted to the opposite Canadian side, or vice versa. The chances that there would be no fine at all were very high, since the exact line of the border could be discussed in court for a very long time.
One day locals woke up from something strange - it was quiet. Usually the noise of the waterfall is heard far away, but on the morning of March 30, 1948, the Niagara stopped flowing, and huge waterfall in the form of a horseshoe, and the American Falls, have ceased to fall.
Some enterprising men went down to the empty leg, where water usually rumbles, and found a lot of interesting things there: weapons of the war of 1812, tomahawks, huge relic pine trunks 18 meters long. They made furniture out of pine trees, and each item was sold, adding unique story his creation. Thousands of parishioners in churches saw in what happened a sign of future misfortunes.
The water stopped due to the beginning of ice drift on Lake Erie, ice floes on Niagara formed an impenetrable ice dam, which blocked the flow of the river for a day. Then the wind changed, the dam broke - and the waterfall rumbled again, everyone sighed calmly, life returned to normal.
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Record cold weather across the US and Canada has caused Niagara Falls to freeze. According to the Daily Mail, the frosts were so severe that they literally “stopped” the streams of water, which had time to freeze before they touched the bottom.
According to the publication, the waterfall is not completely frozen, jets of water are still beating in the ice.
However, a frozen Niagara Falls is an extremely rare occurrence. So, according to historical data, the water here froze only 2 times: in 1848 and 1912.
Tourists who were not afraid of abnormally cold weather and arrived in Niagara did not regret the time spent and the inconvenience caused by record frosts. An amazing sight awaited them, which even the old-timers cannot remember - Niagara Falls frozen in many places.
Almost all of the water turned into ice in a 34-meter American Falls, one of three that make up a tourist attraction on the border between the United States and Canada. The streams of water rushing down turned into multi-meter icicles.
Those who want to have time to admire the frozen Niagara should hurry up - warming is promised in the region from day to day.
So hard, Niagara Falls froze over for the first time in 70 years. By the way, the first, still black and white photographs frozen waterfall, a hundred years. They date back to 1912, when the water in the waterfall froze, they say, almost completely. Then a tragedy occurred - three people died. About a dozen daredevils decided to admire the unusual spectacle up close and ventured across the ice bridge, which could not bear their weight and broke off. Now, thanks to the police, everything went off without incident.
Unusual a natural phenomenon caused by unusually cold weather most territory of America five days ago. The thermometer dropped to almost 40 degrees. frosts and strong winds, which claimed the lives of at least 21 people, finally began to weaken. Temperatures are expected to rise to 5 degrees over the weekend. So tourists don't have long to admire the huge icicles.
In Niagara itself, the temperature in January rarely drops to 6-8 degrees below zero. On Thursday it was -19°, and taking into account the wind - all -29°.
