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.
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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
The Way The Ice Froze To This Fence
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.
Seal Ania Is Confused By What The Hell Happened To Her Whiskers (It's -10°C/14°F In Poland Right Now)
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
At least it is insulated like a m o f o now. Looks cozy as long as it doesn’t collapse.
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!"
Bird-Shaped Icicle That Formed On Our Front Porch
The Total Freeze Of Nature In The City Of Vladivostok, Russia
Soap Bubbles In -37°C Cold Weather
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.
My Sister Rented A Flat Here In North Of Iceland For Christmas, This Is Her View
Check Out This Crazy Upside-Down Spiral Icicle I Found This Morning (There Is A Small Hole In The Metal Handrail)
Our Winter Has Been Especially Wintery This Year! Haven’t Seen Anything Like This Before
The Canadian Side Of Niagara Falls Is An Icy, Winter Wonderland Right Now
You actually can go behind the Falls when they freeze over and it's even more impressive!
"Awww Frick Boys, I Spilled My Coffee"
Ice Driven Through A Fence
Winter Siberian Make-Up. Enjoy
This Gas Station Hose, -39°C
An Ice Storm Froze My Still-Blooming Rose Bushes
Iced Over Bicycle After Winter Storm In Chicago
A good excuse to postpone the workout and retreat to the couch with a hot chocolate!
Beautiful Freezing Pattern On My Window
I Thought This Might Fit Here - North Lake Tahoe After Last Winter's Storm
Ice Formed In The Shape Of A Person After Winter Storm
Viewfinder Is Unusually Happy That Niagara Falls Are Freezing Over
This Toilet Froze And Burst
A Balloon Popped And Left Its Ice Shell During Winter Storm Nika
I Left My Snow Broom Leaning On My Car And Forgot About It. When I Drove Away, It Had Frozen To The Ground And Stayed Standing
BROOM says to the Mop "I'm going to stand outside, so if anyone asks where I am tell them... I'm simply OUTSTANDING ". 😎
Frozen Gates At Port Stanley, Ontario
Icicles On The Hubcap From Driving In Snow
Found A Frozen Car Wash In Round Rock, TX. Many Are Left On During The Winter, And Simple Soap/Water Can Cause This To Happen
Left This Homemade Fruit Drink On The Porch And Forgot To Bring It Home
Thought it was a glas sculpture before reading. I would like too seen a slow-motion video of this! #slowmoguys 🙃
Winter Almost Gave Me A Parking Ticket... Glad I Could Put In The Quarters After Hitting It A Few Times
Winter Wonderland Service Call
Mildly Claustrophobic This Morning. Otherwise, Slushie Anyone?
This Is What Happens In My Hometown When You Don't Leave The Faucet Trickling In The Winter. Pipes Bursting In Watertown, NY
Trying To Fry An Egg In Antarctica
Windy Day In The Northeast Caused These Icicles To Form Sideways
My Garbage Can Made A Garbage Can-Shaped Ice Cube
Thickness Of Ice On My Windshield In Romania
Guy Using Sled Dogs In The City
I’m going to harness up my cats next snow. On fluffy butt on peewee and mama cat… on Rodney on fatboy on poncho. Hi ya! To the liquor store.
The Ice Makes My Kid's Soccer Net Look Like Glass
Dock Leading Into The Arctic Ocean Just Outside Utqiagvik, Alaska At About Noon Today
The Effects Of Freezing Rain In Slovenia
Remember To Put Your Wipers Up So They Don't Freeze
Well It Is Too Cold To Play Basketball
After Surfing In Lake Erie During Winter Storm Elliott
Siberian Freezer
My Dog Was Not Feeling The Snow Today
Cat Finally Realized What A Radiator Is
My cats just pile on me. I left the heater off on accident and feel asleep. Woke up with 4 cats and 2 dogs one large one. In my bed on top of me.
Rained All Last Night. Woke Up To Freezing Temperatures And Awesome Designs On The Car
We Got A Bit Of A Snowstorm This Weekend In Saskatchewan
It Was So Cold In Ottawa Last Month That The Soft Drinks In The Foyer Of This Supermarket Froze
Dealing With An Ice Storm Here In Texas
Ice Storm And Freezing Rain Made The Water On My Window Freeze In A Mildly Interesting Way
This Flower Encased In Ice, After A Freezing-Rain Storm
My Deck Has Transformed Into An Icicle Dungeon
I Guess I'm Not Driving Anywhere Today
Cold Evening In Yakutia
The Ice And Snow Curling Off My Roof
Cold, Very Cold, Oh-Oh-Very Cold
Welcome To Narnia: Two Days Of Gale Force Winds Along Lake Erie Have Iced Over Many Of The Homes Along The Beach In Hamburg, NY
-25°F Thought The Pattern Was Cool. Bathroom Window Looking At The Lake
Frozen Detroit Fire Hydrant From A Few Winters Ago
This Winter Storm System Is Testing Us In Many Ways. Here’s The Inside Of A Frozen Chicken Egg
It’s hard to see the beauty in any of this snow through the pits in our stomachs, shivering animals, no running water, and no power for over 100 hours at the farm. We’ve all been doing our best to keep the eggs warm and the animals fed, but this egg got away.
A Few Photos From Euclid Beach Park In Cleveland
This Is My Face After Just 15 Minutes Of Walking With The Dog Today At -40. Northwest Territories, Canada
I’m going to miss Rick and Morty. Sucks Justin Roiland turned out to be a pervert. Trying to hook up with 16 yr olds.
It's So Cold That The Spider Webs Have Frozen. It's The UK Believe It Or Not
-41°C. This Is Our Doorknob From Inside The House
Welcome To Canada. This Is This Morning
It's So Cold Our Mayonnaise Separated Into Egg And Oil
6 Feet Of Snow And Our Cars Are Buried
So The Dallas Cold Snap Did This To My Peppers
Snowballs Forming On My Cat's Fur
It's Been So Cold In New England That My Cars Shift Knob Froze
This Is How Cold It Is, Please Keep Your Heater On If You Can
It's So Cold That The Steam From The Sewer Grate Turns Into Snow
So My Friend Is Staying At A Hotel In Minnesota Right Now. Needless To Say, It's Pretty Cold
Frozen Spaghetti For Two In North Dakota
It's So Cold That My Key Actually Broke Off In The Door I Can't Get It Out
I Left My New Body Soap In My Car For A Few Hours While It Was Freezing Cold Outside. Some Interesting Crystals Formed
Hair and body wash?! omg I thought that was just a myth or something 0_0
This Wheel From Driving In Freezing Rain
Got A Few Feet Of Snow In NH And Lost My Car
This Is Not A Camera Filter
This Bottle Of Wine That Was Left On My Freezing Porch
Ice Sheet Holding Onto Trees After Flood Subsides
Just My Chicago Apartment Stairs
Snow Storm In Texas. Things Are Nuts In Fredericksbur
Everything Turns To Ice
Jeans Are Freezing
Texas Snowstorm + Burst Pipe = Bad
You will care when it thaws and you have to deal with the busted pipe.
My Neighbor For Some Reason Had A Sprinkler On Last Night And Never Turned It Off. We're In Minnesota And It's Cold
Picture I Took Of The Frozen Brandywine Falls In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Parking Ramp Stairwell In Minnesota
Merricourt, North Dakota Yield Sign After Recent Freezing Rain
I Grew A Beard To Keep My Face Warm This Winter
Looked like this many nights at work. Back when I had to do physical labor.
An Almost 6’ Stalagmite Of Ice From Furnace Exhaust Condensation
Solar Panels Covered In Snow
A Frozen Playground In Houston, Texas
Frozen Toilet Water In Texas
Turn on the heater in your house. Why do people let their house get this cold.
-40℃
Several Texas Cities Saw Their Coldest Temperatures In Over 30 Years
-26°C, Mont Tremblant, Québec
It’s A Little Cold For Running In Canada Right Now
Central Alberta, It Got Down To Roughly -45°C Tonight. Woke Up To Frost In The Corner Of My Bedroom
My Hair Froze In Minutes This Morning In -38°C
Going To The Restroom In Texas Today (Real Pic From A House In Dallas)
Winter Apocalypse Vibes
In Canada
The Outlet Is Freezing Again
The Way Melting & Refreezing Caused This Ice To Form
My Fountain Froze And The Ice Made This Shape
The Water In This Pole Expanded While Freezing And Pushed The Railing Off
Guess I’ll Wait Till Next Week
That Looks Pretty Cool
It's So Cold Right Now That I Can't Even Flush The Toilet
My Single-Pane Windows Froze
My 2500 Lbs+ Pet Steer Enjoying The Freezing Rain
Parked On Main Road Before The Snowstorm
Standing On The Arctic Ocean This Evening In Barrow, Alaska
Our Windows In Minnesota Right Now
Photo From My Car From This Winter. The Window Is Completely Opened
Came Home From Vacation To This. Hose Broke And Was Spraying Water For Days In Sub-Freezing Temps
-33°C During The Day, -40°C At Night. The Photo Was Taken 3 Minutes After Leaving The House
Soda Bottle Deformed After Being Left In Cold Car
Doorknob In My Parents’ Garage. We Had A Cold Snap With Windchills From -40 To -55
High winds during severe cold is the worst. Normally my house is quite well sealed against drafts, but 40mph winds press in past the seals on my doors and windows. Around christmastime We had -15F and high winds, I gave up and stapled moving blankets over all my west-facing windows. It made a bigger difference than I thought it would.
Oh wow I am so freaking homesick looking at these. I love where I live most of the year (summer is awful) but I do miss real winter. Actual cold. The sheer exhilaration of ... okay,w ell, sometimes, just surviving it.... but it's in my DNA to love it, I guess?
I know some people love weather like this but I can not relate to it at all. I lived in central Canada for two years and was suicidal in the winter.
Load More Replies...I-I don't even know what to say. I didn't think anyone noticed my handiwork. I'm especially proud of the frozen spaghetti from North Dakota. That was a first.
These photos make me glad to live in a temperate climate. We complain when it's 5C.
Oh wow I am so freaking homesick looking at these. I love where I live most of the year (summer is awful) but I do miss real winter. Actual cold. The sheer exhilaration of ... okay,w ell, sometimes, just surviving it.... but it's in my DNA to love it, I guess?
I know some people love weather like this but I can not relate to it at all. I lived in central Canada for two years and was suicidal in the winter.
Load More Replies...I-I don't even know what to say. I didn't think anyone noticed my handiwork. I'm especially proud of the frozen spaghetti from North Dakota. That was a first.
These photos make me glad to live in a temperate climate. We complain when it's 5C.