Pic Today 1/23/18

 

THAWED ICE:

DANGEROUS BEAUTY

Our recent warm and sunny days

create ice conditions that

 are downright dangerous. 

Thawing ice, especially

on lakes and ponds,

accounts for more breakthroughs

and drownings than any other

time of year.

Look for ice porosity and bubbles

which occur when slabs are

floating just beneath the surface.

Even when temperatures are well

above freezing, frozen ice melts slowly,

and hardly supports its own weight.

Much less a person!