Mount Erebus, Antarctica
We’ve come to one of the coldest spots on Earth to search for beings that thrive in blistering heat. In a place with full daylight for four months, we’re seeking life that dwells in utter darkness. Welcome to the topsy-turvy world of Antarctica’s Mt. Erebus. Above: A mix of ropes and ladders eases access to Warren Cave, a labyrinth of passages melted from the ice by the volcano’s heat. Small currents of air probably cause the scalloping around the cave’s entrance. Image © Carsten Peter / National Geographic
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Sentinels of the Arctic
This picture was taken last winter in Finnish Lapland where weather can include sub-freezing temperatures and driving snow. These giant trees covered in snow and ice, are possibly the guardians of the North. Surreal landscapes sometimes result, where common trees become cloaked in white. Image Credit: Niccolò Bonfadini via apod
Dancing tigers
These two Siberian tigers are caught dancing in the snow at Vienna’s Tiergarten Schoenbrunn zoo. Photographer Jutta Kirchner
Crop Circles Snow Art
Simon Beck creates immense works of snow art that look like giant crop circles. He creates them while he walks across the terrain in briquette snow shoes.
A young bear feels cold
Steve Hinch photographed this young bear hitches a ride on his mum’s back in order to prevent his feet getting cold as his mum hunts for food in the snow. He captured this image from a safe distance in the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Steve Hinch on facebook
Cloud Streets- Aleutian Islands
Strong winds polished the snow of southwestern Alaska and stretched marine stratocumulus clouds into long, parallel streets in early January, 2012. After crossing Bristol Bay, the winds scraped the clouds across the tall volcanic peaks of the Aleutian Islands.
Operation White Widow
Operation White Widow is a CG short film by Jacek Mazur. Music, Sound design: Tommy Zee.
Dancing on ice
Two polar bears appear having fan in the snow. The image was captured on a tour of Alaska by photographer Siddhardha Garige.
Ferrari FF with Chinook helicopter in Alps
To get the FF media cars to the ski resort in the Italian Alps, Ferrari called upon the Italian Air Force to haul them up there using CH-47 Chinook and Augusta 205 cargo helicopters.
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Teide volcano, snow, lightning and Orion
On the night of November 29, 2010, the Canary Islands were clobbered by a strong storm system with wind gusts exceeding 100 mph (160 km/h) at the Observatorio del Teide (elevation of 7,874 ft or 2,400 m). Photographer: Jurgen Rendtel; Jurgen’s web site
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