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Amazing blue giant ice lake
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Amazing blue giant ice lake

Typically, residents around Mackinac's waist encounter some small blue ice floats floating on the lake surface in winter every year.

December 16, 2018
Heavy snow at Silver Falls, O Qui Ho (Sa Pa)
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Heavy snow at Silver Falls, O Qui Ho (Sa Pa)

From about 8am on January 31, snow began to fall in Silver Falls, O Quy Ho Pass. The temperature in Sapa early this morning was about 1 degree centigrade.

December 16, 2018
Beach covered with white foam like snow mats
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Beach covered with white foam like snow mats

Naqoura Beach in Lebanon looks like an immense snow carpet when large amounts of sponges form and cover the water, Smithsonian reported on January 31.

December 16, 2018
The warm sun has a cold day,
Environment

The warm sun has a cold day,

This rapid weather change has affected many people and many cases of respiratory diseases such as bronchitis, rhinitis, ...

December 16, 2018