Niagara Falls frozen solid? Not so fast
While the polar vortex and record-breaking low temperatures are causing all sorts of environmental phenomena, in this case, the cold may have gone to our heads.
Photographs of Niagara
Falls have circulating the internet with captions claiming that the historic
site is completely frozen over. In reality, Niagara Falls is not frozen over, as you can see from the live webcam.
The falls are partially covered in ice, which happens every year. In fact, some of the photographs gaining popularity online, like this one, are not even from 2014.
Here are some scenic photos of Niagara Falls from this year, which clearly show that the falls is covered in ice and snow, but still flowing as usual.