Post by sherlew99 on Jan 30, 2015 23:04:58 GMT -6
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Frozen methane bubbles create artistic images
Photographer captures phenomenon in lakes of Banff National Park in Canada
January 29, 2015 by David Strege
A bizarre yet beautiful phenomenon occurs each winter in many Canadian lakes when dangerous methane gas bubbles create an artistic design in the frozen ice.
Paul Zizka, 35, a photographer based in Banff, Alberta, Canada, visited Lake Minnewanka and Vermillion Lake in Banff National Park and snapped several mesmerizing images of the frozen bubbles.
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The bubbles can be dangerous if they are popped and ignited with a source of fire but are otherwise generally safe.
Frozen methane bubbles create artistic images
Photographer captures phenomenon in lakes of Banff National Park in Canada
January 29, 2015 by David Strege
A bizarre yet beautiful phenomenon occurs each winter in many Canadian lakes when dangerous methane gas bubbles create an artistic design in the frozen ice.
Paul Zizka, 35, a photographer based in Banff, Alberta, Canada, visited Lake Minnewanka and Vermillion Lake in Banff National Park and snapped several mesmerizing images of the frozen bubbles.
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The bubbles can be dangerous if they are popped and ignited with a source of fire but are otherwise generally safe.
Click here for the rest of the article, along with the marvellous photographs.
