Showing posts with label Ice Tsunami. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ice Tsunami. Show all posts
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Ice Tsunami in Minnesota
Although this video looks like something out a B-Grade Sci-Fi flick you might expect to see as precursor to the next installment of a "Sharknado" movement, it actually is a natural phenomenon.
The above Mille Lacs Lake, which is located about 100 miles north of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Although it looks like a slow moving tsunami of ice overtaking the shore and apartments, it is actually called an "Ice Shove", which is a surge of ice that has moved on to the shore that is caused by semi-melted ice and strong, consistent winds that push from the center out where it builds up like a sail, which pushes it forward.
Sources: Outdoor Hub
CNN
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