Niagara Falls is a frigid, beautiful wonderland right now
It's bitterly cold across parts of the U.S. and Canada right now, and the freezing temps aren't going away anytime soon.
The bright side? Pretty pictures. In Chicago, people captured stunning images of their frozen city. And the images hitting Instagram from Niagara Falls have been beautiful.
I mean, look at these photos, which went viral after journalist Muhammad Lila posted them on Twitter:
Niagara Falls basically looks like Narnia right now. At time of publication, it's around 10 degree Fahrenheit on the Canadian side of the falls, so props to the tourists who are doing things like this:
And remember: Just because it's colder than usual in some parts of the world DOESN'T mean the Earth isn't getting warmer.
Keith Wagstaff is an assistant editor at Mashable and a terrible Settlers of Catan player. He has written for TIME, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, NBC News, The Village Voice, VICE, GQ and New York Magazine, among many other reputable and not-so-reputable publications. After nearly a decade in New York City, he now lives in his native Los Angeles.
