Snowstorm in Iran (30 pictures)
It’s the biggest snowstorm in Iran in the last 50 years.
Tagged: winter
Awesome People in the Middle of The Atlanta Traffic Jam (12 pictures)
A few inches of snow and freezing temperatures brought Atlanta and much of the South to a near standstill Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
Amid all the snow-related nonsense going down in Atlanta , people are showing immense compassion on a local Facebook group, SnowedOutAtlanta.
What Sochi really looks like 15 days before 2014 Olympics (43 pictures)
With less than two weeks to go before the Winter Olympics begin in Sochi, Russia, everything should be pretty much ready. Right?
First Winter Olympics 90 Years Ago (24 pictures)
This week marks the 90th anniversary of the first Winter Olympics held in Chamonix, France in 1924
Beautiful Winter Phenomenon Called Frost Flowers (5 pictures)
Beautiful ice flowers. Frost flowers form when plant stems and roots are not quite frozen and full of moisture. As that moisture is transmitted up to the higher part of the stem, it freezes, creating layers of ice.
How To Walk On Ice
Icy conditions are no fun, especially if you have poor balance. If you shift your center-of-gravity over your front facing foot instead of splitting it evenly between your feet, you can more easily walk across icy surfaces without falling quite so much. Penguins have figured this out, as have many who live in areas covered by ice for weeks each year.