It s so cold, rare Pancake Ice is forming
Often times found in the Arctic, pancake ice is now forming in parts of the Quad Cities due to an extended period of bitterly cold temperatures. Author: Andrew Stutzke Updated: 2:45 PM CST February 8, 2021
GENESEO, Ill. When temperatures plummet below the zero-degree mark for several days on end, you ll begin to see some rare and unique things take place out in nature. One of those sights is taking shape in the Hennepin Canal just to the north of Geneseo, Illinois.
The phenomenon is called pancake ice, and it looks just like that. With several days of temperatures well below freezing, and in many instances, below the zero degree mark, bodies of water are starting to form these rare and unique looking shapes made up of ice.
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