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US: Rare Ice Covers Great South Bay in Long Island Following Severe Cold Snap

New Yorkers faced dangerous subzero wind chills and heavy snow on Monday, February 9, which transformed the rarely frozen Great South Bay between Long Island and Fire Island into a vast icy landscape.

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Japan: Anna and Elsa Bring ‘Frozen’ Magic to Tokyo Disneyland Amid Snowfall

A cold air mass brought widespread snow to much of Japan on Sunday, February 8. At Tokyo Disneyland in Chiba Prefecture, Anna and Elsa from "Frozen" delighted guests by appearing amid snowfall, effectively turning the park into a real-life "Frozen Kingdom."

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Japan: Tokyo Sees Significant Snow Accumulation Amid Widespread Winter Storm 7

A cold air mass brought widespread snow to much of Japan starting Saturday, February 7, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings and advisories nationwide as heavy snow continued along the Sea of Japan coast. As of Sunday, over 3 cm of snow accumulation was reported in Tokyo, covering streets throughout the capital. This video shows the Tokyo Disney Resort area around Maihama Station.

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Japan: Tokyo Sees Significant Snow Accumulation Amid Widespread Winter Storm 6

A cold air mass brought widespread snow to much of Japan starting Saturday, February 7, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings and advisories nationwide as heavy snow continued along the Sea of Japan coast. As of Sunday, over 3 cm of snow accumulation was reported in Tokyo, covering streets throughout the capital.

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Japan: Tokyo Sees Significant Snow Accumulation Amid Widespread Winter Storm 5

A cold air mass brought widespread snow to much of Japan starting Saturday, February 7, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings and advisories nationwide as heavy snow continued along the Sea of Japan coast. As of Sunday, over 3 cm of snow accumulation was reported in Tokyo, covering streets throughout the capital.

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Japan: Tokyo Sees Significant Snow Accumulation Amid Widespread Winter Storm 4

A cold air mass brought widespread snow to much of Japan starting Saturday, February 7, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings and advisories nationwide as heavy snow continued along the Sea of Japan coast. As of Sunday, over 3 cm of snow accumulation was reported in Tokyo, covering streets throughout the capital.

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Japan: Tokyo Sees Significant Snow Accumulation Amid Widespread Winter Storm 3

A cold air mass brought widespread snow to much of Japan starting Saturday, February 7, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings and advisories nationwide as heavy snow continued along the Sea of Japan coast. As of Sunday, over 3 cm of snow accumulation was reported in Tokyo, covering streets throughout the capital.

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US: Rivers Frozen in Philadelphia Following Arctic Blast

Freezing temperatures in Philadelphia caused multiple water main breaks and froze rivers, leading to emergency repairs throughout the city. Police warned residents not to walk on the frozen waterways, emphasizing that the ice was dangerously thin despite its appearance.

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New Year's Day Dip - Canada

People react to entering the ice-filled water in Lake Banook during the annual polar bear swim on New Year's Day in Dartmouth, N.S., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Year's Day Dip - Canada

People enter the ice-filled water in Lake Banook during the annual polar bear swim on New Year's Day in Dartmouth, N.S., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Year's Day Dip - Canada

People react to entering the ice-filled water in Lake Banook during the annual polar bear swim on New Year's Day in Dartmouth, N.S., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Year's Day Dip - Canada

People react to entering the ice-filled water in Lake Banook during the annual polar bear swim on New Year's Day in Dartmouth, N.S., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Year's Day Dip - Canada

A person stays still in the ice-filled water in Lake Banook during the annual polar bear swim on New Year's Day in Dartmouth, N.S., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Year's Day Dip - Canada

People react to entering the ice-filled water in Lake Banook during the annual polar bear swim on New Year's Day in Dartmouth, N.S., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Year's Day Dip - Canada

People jump into the ice-filled water in Lake Banook during the annual polar bear swim on New Year's Day in Dartmouth, N.S., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Year's Day Dip - Canada

A person wears New Year's paraphernalia while swimming in the ice-filled water in Lake Banook during the annual polar bear swim on New Year's Day in Dartmouth, N.S., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Year's Day Dip - Canada

A person wears New Year's paraphernalia while swimming in the ice-filled water in Lake Banook during the annual polar bear swim on New Year's Day in Dartmouth, N.S., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Santa Claus - Christmas journey - Rovaniemi Finland

Christmas elves dance and perform while Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, left to his long Christmas journey from the Santa's Village at the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, on December 23, 2025. - LAURA HAAPAMÄKI / LEHTIKUVA / STR - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Laura Haapamäki/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Santa Claus - Christmas journey - Rovaniemi Finland

Christmas elves dance and perform while Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, left to his long Christmas journey from the Santa's Village at the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, on December 23, 2025. - LAURA HAAPAMÄKI / LEHTIKUVA / STR - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Laura Haapamäki/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Santa Claus - Christmas journey - Rovaniemi Finland

Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, left to his long Christmas journey from the Santa's Village at the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, on December 23, 2025. - LAURA HAAPAMÄKI / LEHTIKUVA / STR - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Laura Haapamäki/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Santa Claus - Christmas journey - Rovaniemi Finland

Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, left to his long Christmas journey from the Santa's Village at the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, on December 23, 2025. - LAURA HAAPAMÄKI / LEHTIKUVA / STR - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Laura Haapamäki/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Santa Claus - Christmas journey - Rovaniemi Finland

Audience observe while Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, left to his long Christmas journey from the Santa's Village at the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, on December 23, 2025. - LAURA HAAPAMÄKI / LEHTIKUVA / STR - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Laura Haapamäki/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Santa Claus - Christmas journey - Rovaniemi Finland

Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, left to his long Christmas journey from the Santa's Village at the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, on December 23, 2025. - LAURA HAAPAMÄKI / LEHTIKUVA / STR - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Laura Haapamäki/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Santa Claus - Christmas journey - Rovaniemi Finland

Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, left to his long Christmas journey from the Santa's Village at the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, on December 23, 2025. - LAURA HAAPAMÄKI / LEHTIKUVA / STR - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Laura Haapamäki/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Santa Claus - Christmas journey - Rovaniemi Finland

Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, left to his long Christmas journey from the Santa's Village at the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, on December 23, 2025. - LAURA HAAPAMÄKI / LEHTIKUVA / STR - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Laura Haapamäki/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Santa Claus - Christmas journey - Rovaniemi Finland

Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, left to his long Christmas journey from the Santa's Village at the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, on December 23, 2025. - LAURA HAAPAMÄKI / LEHTIKUVA / STR - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Laura Haapamäki/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Santa Claus - Christmas journey - Rovaniemi Finland

Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, left to his long Christmas journey from the Santa's Village at the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, on December 23, 2025. - LAURA HAAPAMÄKI / LEHTIKUVA / STR - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Laura Haapamäki/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Santa Claus - Christmas journey - Rovaniemi Finland

Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, left to his long Christmas journey from the Santa's Village at the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, on December 23, 2025. - LAURA HAAPAMÄKI / LEHTIKUVA / STR - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Laura Haapamäki/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Santa Claus - Christmas journey - Rovaniemi Finland

Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, left to his long Christmas journey from the Santa's Village at the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, on December 23, 2025. - LAURA HAAPAMÄKI / LEHTIKUVA / STR - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Laura Haapamäki/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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POLAR BEAR

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), male at the Andrée Monument on Vitön, Svalbard. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734 undefined

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POLAR BEAR

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), males. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734 undefined

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POLAR BEAR

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), a mother with cub on a snowy beach in Svalbard. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734 undefined

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POLAR BEAR

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), young male. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734 undefined

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POLAR BEAR

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), young male. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734 undefined

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GLACIER FRONT

Glacier front in the inner part of Krossfjorden, Svalbard. Norway. Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734 undefined

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GLACIER FRONT

Glacier front in the inner part of Krossfjorden, Svalbard. Norway. Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734 undefined

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ARCTIC FOX

Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus). Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus). Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus, 1758 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734 undefined

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ARCTIC FOX

Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus). Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus). Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus, 1758 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734 undefined

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ARCTIC FOX

Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus). Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus). Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus, 1758 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734 undefined

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ARCTIC FOX

Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus). Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus). Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus, 1758 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734 undefined

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WALRUS

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), female. Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus). Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758) Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734 undefined

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ARCTIC FOX

Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus). Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus). Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus, 1758 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734 undefined

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ARCTIC FOX

Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus). Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus). Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus, 1758 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734 undefined

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ARCTIC FOX

Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus). Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus). Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus, 1758 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734 undefined

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STELLER'S EIDER

Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri). Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri). Polysticta stelleri (Pallas, 1769) Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

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KING EIDER

Spectabilis (Somateria spectabilis). King Eider (Somateria spectabilis). Somateria spectabilis Linné, 1758Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734 undefined

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CORMORANT

Cormorant (Gulosus aristotelis). View. Phalacrocorax aristotelis. European shag, sight. Common shag (Gulosus aristotelis). Gulosus aristotelis Linné, 1758Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

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CORMORANT

Cormorant (Gulosus aristotelis). View. Phalacrocorax aristotelis. European shag, sight. Common shag (Gulosus aristotelis). Gulosus aristotelis Linné, 1758Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

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North America Sees Northern Lights Illuminating Night Sky 2

In some regions of Canada and the US, the Northern Lights were spotted on Wednesday, November 5, as an eruption of solar material prompted one of the strongest geomagnetic storms of the year to impact Earth.

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US/Canada: Northern Lights Illuminate Night Sky

In some regions of the US and Canada, the Northern Lights were spotted on Wednesday, November 5, as an eruption of solar material prompted one of the strongest geomagnetic storms of the year to impact Earth, creating a chance to see the aurora on Thursday, November 6, for nearly half of the US and potentially most of Canada, including its southernmost regions, with visibility particularly high across Western Canada and the northern territories.