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Ice shatters on Lake Superior in captivating video
WFAA.COM ^ | 19 FEBRUARY 2016 | ELISA ROBINSON - DETROIT FREE PRESS

Posted on 02/19/2016 4:48:17 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist

A Minnesota photographer captured a dramatic show on Lake Superior last week as massive sheets of ice met the shoreline and shattered.

Dawn M. LaPointe shared the hypnotic video on Feb. 13 2016, on the Radiant Spirit Gallery Facebook page.

In her post, LaPointe says she filmed the shattering ice near Duluth, Minn., for two hours in frigid conditions, ranging from minus-8 degrees to 3 degrees. That's minus-20 degrees to minus-8 degrees with windchill.

(Excerpt) Read more at wfaa.com ...


TOPICS: Weather
KEYWORDS: greatlakes; ice; lakesuperior; shattering; water; winter
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1 posted on 02/19/2016 4:48:17 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

The shore is a place of gradients. Gradient is the Elixir of Youth.


2 posted on 02/19/2016 4:53:24 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

do u remember the last yr or 2 when they said it was super thick.


3 posted on 02/19/2016 4:53:49 PM PST by Undecided 2012
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I just *love* Minnesota.

The weather, not the moonbats.

4 posted on 02/19/2016 4:54:10 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

“That’s minus-20 degrees to minus-8 degrees with windchill.”

That’s stupid. Windchill has nothing to do with anything other than mammals.


5 posted on 02/19/2016 4:55:17 PM PST by babygene (Make America Great Again)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Wow. I filmed a small lake in MO that had ice chips floating in it and the wind made it sound like chimes. This is powerfully beautiful.


6 posted on 02/19/2016 4:56:00 PM PST by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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To: grey_whiskers

I love Texas, It’s 7pm, I think it’s about 70, we got the windows open and I’m in a tee shirt.
Minnesota winter weather for me, nah


7 posted on 02/19/2016 4:56:19 PM PST by Undecided 2012
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I thought for sure they were going to blame this on Climate Change. Glad to see it wasn’t.


8 posted on 02/19/2016 4:56:38 PM PST by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: babygene

The film maker is a mammal, no? Dedicated.


9 posted on 02/19/2016 4:57:20 PM PST by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I’d imagine you could get injured standing too close, ice that thick under that much pressure is eventually going to wing a sharp shard or two a fair distance away, instead of just continually piling up in larger chunks.


10 posted on 02/19/2016 4:58:47 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: Undecided 2012
I remember seeing a newscast while on travel, I think it was Texas, maybe Arizona. They were having a cold snap, and the newscaster was warning of "bitter" cold, and begging people,"If you love your pets, folks,*please* bring them indoors!"

Turned out the nighttime low was 28.

I've biked to work in colder weather than that.

11 posted on 02/19/2016 5:00:06 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Proof of Global Warming! It is clearly getting warmer. In less than six months there may be no ice left on Lake Superior!


12 posted on 02/19/2016 5:01:27 PM PST by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continues)
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To: huldah1776

Yeah I love ice. I like the sound of the lake freezing on super cold nights. I can hear it when I’m laying in bed.


13 posted on 02/19/2016 5:04:20 PM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: grey_whiskers

funny u say that I bring my dogs in at less than 32. Not in the house but warmed shelter.
Hey if it’s below 60 here I start adding sweatshirts. At 30 I long for yankee thermal underwear and at least 2 sweats.
The Alaska pipeline, or ND fracking, nah, no way.


14 posted on 02/19/2016 5:06:51 PM PST by Undecided 2012
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To: cripplecreek

I’d rather hear crickets and frogs


15 posted on 02/19/2016 5:07:50 PM PST by Undecided 2012
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To: grey_whiskers

Please stop saying 28, it gives me the shivers just thinking about it


16 posted on 02/19/2016 5:09:59 PM PST by Undecided 2012
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To: Undecided 2012

It hit 60 degrees here today in southern michigan but we’ve had a steady 40mph wind blowing all day.


17 posted on 02/19/2016 5:11:04 PM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: cripplecreek

Nice lullaby. Like a light rain on a tin roof.


18 posted on 02/19/2016 5:14:11 PM PST by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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To: Undecided 2012

Yep, I’m with you.

My blood flows warm, with red wine, spaghetti sauce and Southern love.


19 posted on 02/19/2016 5:14:48 PM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: cripplecreek

There ya go 60 in Mi it must ne global warming


20 posted on 02/19/2016 5:25:27 PM PST by Undecided 2012
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