Hooray! North Americans get ready for warmer weather. Tradition holds that today is the day a groundhog comes out of his hole. If he sees his shadow there will be six more weeks of winter but if he comes out and doesn't see his shadow, like today, then an early spring is just around the corner.
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Most dogs have a natural coat of hair already but when temperatures start to significantly drop, it's time to bundle up. These adorable snow doggies have everything they need to go outside after winter storm like Jonas.
Winter holidays are over, by now the first snow has come and gone and now we're all just cold and tired of shoveling a path for our cars. But Jeff Myer has never lost hope. His snow sculptures will remind you why freezing weather can be fun!
Bundle up and sip on something warm for this profound glimpse into the resilient wonders of the Arctic.
Need. Not want, NEED.
A sleeping bag that resembles a ferociously comfortable-looking bear is making the Internet rounds today because we are all cold and need to experience the sweet warmth of a bear's insides.
The sleeping bag in question was created by Japanese artist Eiko Ishizawa and is called the "Great Sleeping Bear."
If you want to own this fabulous frock, it is going to cost you.
The things are going for $2,350. But, clearly it is totally worth it.
Get yours here.
A woman in the UK doesn't give cluck what you think about her obsession with knitting sweaters for her chickens.
She's just happy to help them stay warm this winter.
Nicola Congdon and her mother Ann have been rehoming Battery hens for years now. Battery hens, which spend most of their lives in cages to lay eggs, have trouble acclimating to cold weather once rescued.
So these two animal lovers just knit them tiny, adorable sweaters.
They don't charge anyone who might need a chicken sweater, but they ask that a donation be made to a children's charity in Africa.
Some people as far as Canada have inquired about the sweaters.
Lookin' good, chickens. Lookin' good.
“This could be the biggest snowstorm in the history of this city,” said New York Mayor Bill de Blasioat a press conference on Sunday about Winter Storm Juno, or what is now being collectively referred to online as “Snowmageddon 2015.”
The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have all declared state of emergencies as more than 2 feet of snow is expected to dump in the area.
While you hunker down and get started on that first loaf, check out some of the best reactions to the storm so far on Twitter.
Fifty-year-old Tor Eckhoff lives in Norway and works in a paint factory.
In his spare time he does a lot of really weird/cool stuff, and he shares it with the rest of the world through his YouTube channel.
Here's his latest video showing you how Christmas is done in his neck of the woods.
Miracles, they're not just for Jesus anymore!
A new video shows two hikers stepping out onto some super clear ice in the High Tatras Mountains of Slovakia.
It will be even more impressive when he turns the entire lake into wine.
Spotted by birder Steve Spitzer, the owl appeared to be 'swimming' in Lake Michigan. Another birder at Loyola Park Beach in Chicago says he saw the Great Horned Owl get apparently forced down into the great lake by two Peregrine Falcons.
Spitzer captured video and photos of the owl, but he didn't catch any of the falcon attack, as he and others at the beach were busy trying to scare the falcons away. Spitzer said bird rescue was called to the scene, but the owl flew away.
Winter is here, and it's about to slap you right in the face.
The Polar Vortex, the weather system with the buzzy name that ruined your life earlier this year, is coming back next week, according to AccuWeather.
This in part thanks to Super Typhoon Nuri, which is some are calling "a growing meteorological bomb" over the Bering Sea.
So what does this all of this mean for you?
"The combination of cold air, wind and other conditions, including snow in part of the Midwest and northern Plains, will send AccuWeather RealFeel temperatures plunging into the single digits and teens. Actual high temperatures may not reach the freezing mark in portions of the northern Plains and Midwest. Such cold will raise the risk of hypothermia and frostbite for those not properly dressed."
"In New York City, it is possible temperatures may not get out of the 30s on one or more days from late next week into next weekend."
SMI is a snow making company out of Michigan that has been involved assisting the winter games in there needs of more snow for decades. This video explains how the snow-making process works and their process for fulfilling the 2014 Sochi needs for snow.
