50 Times People Saw The True Power Of Winter And Just Had To Document It (New Pics)

Living in climates where winters are cold means a few things: you gotta have one hell of a warm blanket, a huge cup to keep yourself on a constant stream of boiling hot beverages, and patience to get through the coldness and darkness you never asked for.

On the other hand, it’s the season of ugly sweaters and stay-in nights with Netflix binges that make you feel like Kevin McCallister from Home Alone even despite the fact you’re thirty or so.

So today we are taking you on a photographic ride into the freezing temperatures that are snow and ice-castle approved. Some of them may make you shiver just by looking at them, so get yourself that warm blanket we already talked about!

Psst! More winter-inspired pics showing things in well beyond low temperatures can be found in our previous feature right here.

The Way The Ice Froze On My Car This Morning

We Got 28 Inches Of Snow In NY This Past Week, He Was Determined To Play Regardless

Seal Ania Is Confused By What The Hell Happened To Her Whiskers (It’s -10°C/14°F In Poland Right Now)

For many, the freezing temperatures of winter are an annual source of dread and discomfort. But for some, sub-zero temperatures are just another part of life.

For the indigenous people of the Arctic, life in freezing temperatures has been the norm for centuries. The Inuit, Yupik, and Inupiaq of the Arctic Circle have adapted to the harsh conditions by developing clothes and tools made from the materials they have at hand, such as animal hides and bone. They have also developed unique ways of cooking and hunting to survive in cold environments.In other parts of the world, people have also developed ways to cope with the cold.

The Way The Ice Froze To This Fence

The Snow Slid Off The Roof Partway Before Freezing Again, Creating Horizontal Icicles

Jonsey And Reilly Letting Us Know Exactly What They Think Of This Weather

In Siberia, the Yakut people have developed a unique form of yurt, called a chum, made from animal hide to provide shelter from the cold. In the Himalayas, high-altitude communities have adapted to the cold by wearing thick layers of clothing and using yak and sheep wool for blankets.

Speaking of Siberia, on January 17th, the city of Yakutsk, notoriously known for being one of the coldest places in the world where people live, saw an abnormally long cold snap. The temperatures here fell to minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit.

“You can’t fight it,” one resident dressed in two scarves and multiple layers of gloves, hats and hoods told Reuters when asked about the cold here. “You either adjust and dress accordingly or you suffer.”

Sheets Of Ice That Were Coming Off The Brick Exterior Of Our House After Some Freezing Rain

This Building Covered In A Foot Of Ice In Wisconsin

The River By Me Flooded, Then Froze, Then The Water Receded Leaving These Hovering Ice Shelves On The Trees

Another resident, of Yakutsk named Nurgusun Starostina, who sells frozen fish at a market without the need for a fridge or freezer, said there were no special secrets to deal with the cold. “Just dress warmly,” she said. “In layers, like a cabbage!”

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The Total Freeze Of Nature In The City Of Vladivostok, Russia

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Bird-Shaped Icicle That Formed On Our Front Porch

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Soap Bubbles In -37°C Cold Weather

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Westcave Preserve In Austin, Texas Following Snow Storms

Although the eastern United States has had very mild weather since that late December cold blast, there is the potential for a significant pattern change toward the end of January, says Ian Livingston, a forecaster/photographer and information lead for the Capital Weather Gang. Key to this change would be the development of high pressure over western North America, which would both block storms from hitting California and potentially create a pathway for the exceptional cold in Siberia to cross into the Western Hemisphere.

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