Frozen methane
Lake Baikal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Russia, is the world’s largest (by volume), oldest, and deepest lake, containing over 20% of the world’s fresh water. The lake is also a vast storehouse of frozen methane bubbles.
Ice and Fire
An aerial photo above a crowd gathered on ice to witness a volcanic eruption in Iceland shows our Earth’s beautiful contrast of ice and fire.
Frozen Van Gogh
The swirling, circular patterns seen here on Mirror Lake in New Hampshire are reminiscent of a certain Dutch post-impressionist painter.
Ice tree
Proving once again that Mother Nature is an artist, this waterfall in China has frozen into the shape of a pine tree.
Earth’s swirls
An aerial photo of the Yana River basin, Sakha Republic in Russia taken in March 2021 by Sergey Anashkevitch.
Beam me up!
While it may seem like an alien abduction, these light pillars form when the reflection of light from tiny ice crystals are suspended in the atmosphere. Photo taken in Alaska.
Ice cave wave
A awe-inspiring view of an ice cave in Iceland that appears as though you are standing inside a massive wave.
Refreeze the Arctic
In a recent International Design Competition for creative ways to fight climate change, Noel and Jacob learn about an out-of-the-icebox concept for refreezing the Arctic that placed as the runner up to a rather funereal sounding first place winner.
The Ice Tornado | Green Wings Award
Congratulations to this snow that melted in the shape of a tornado. When your job is to stay frozen, but the sun has a different plan, why not melt into a shape that looks like it could devastate the land? Well done Ice Tornado.
