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China: Ice Slowly Forms Over Flowing Water, Creating Natural Topographic Map

This is the mesmerizing moment that a thin sheet of ice slowly take shape, revealing flowing water beneath and turning an ordinary surface into something that looked like a natural contour map. On February 8, 2026, in Henan, China, the video captured a quiet winter scene as a fragile layer of ice formed over shallow water. The camera showed the surface changing minute by minute, with clear channels still moving underneath while the top gradually stiffened. Ripples traced soft lines, and the freezing process followed the subtle height differences of the ground, creating patterns that resembled the lines on a topographic chart. As the cold tightened its grip, the translucent sheet thickened, and the movement below became slower and more deliberate. The contrast between motion and stillness made the process easy to follow, and the viewer could see where water continued to run and where it had already been sealed by ice.

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China: Guangdong Night Sky Glows in Shade of Purple

On March 31, 2026, in Guangdong, a video captured a breathtaking scene where the night sky suddenly turned a vivid shade of purple.

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China: Perfectly Round Ice Disk Forms Over Barrel Opening in Winter Cold

A man in China’s Sichuan Province discovered a perfectly round, giant ice disk sealing the opening of a large barrel on Tuesday, December 23. The barrel had been left outdoors overnight, causing the surface to freeze into a thick and smooth circular ice sheet.

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The Greenland ice sheet - Denmark

An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2025 shows ice sheets near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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The Greenland ice sheet - Denmark

An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2025 shows ice sheets near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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The Greenland ice sheet - Denmark

A glacier is seen near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Zhao Dingzhe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Greenland ice sheet - Denmark

People walk on ice sheets near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Zhao Dingzhe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Greenland ice sheet - Denmark

This photo taken on March 21, 2025 shows ice sheets near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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The Greenland ice sheet - Denmark

This photo taken on March 21, 2025 shows ice sheets near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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The Greenland ice sheet - Denmark

A glacier is seen near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Zhao Dingzhe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Greenland ice sheet - Denmark

An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2025 shows ice sheets near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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The Greenland ice sheet - Denmark

A scientific research device is placed on the ice sheet near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Zhao Dingzhe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Greenland ice sheet - Denmark

An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2025 shows ice sheets near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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China: Freezing Temperatures Cause Car Window Frost In Yantai, Shandong

On December 11, 2023, in Yantai, a city located in eastern China's Shandong Province, a chilly winter morning revealed a car parked outdoors with its windows covered in a thick layer of frost. The frost resembled a delicate white curtain, completely obscuring the glass. The driver, feeling playful, lowered the window and began tapping at the ice. Suddenly, the sheet of ice broke free and fell directly into the car, creating an unexpected winter mess inside the vehicle.

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China's 40th Antarctic expedition team completes survey of ice sheet margin

STORY: China's 40th Antarctic expedition team completes survey of ice sheet margin SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Feb. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:23 LOCATION: Antarctica CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's 40th Antarctic scientific expedition team 2. various of Snow Eagle 601 STORYLINE: China's 40th Antarctic scientific expedition team has completed a survey of an ice sheet margin on the continent. Snow Eagle 601, China's first fixed-wing aircraft for polar flight, has joined the mission. The mission is carried out with the support of research stations from Belgium, Australia and Japan. The mission will help better assess ice loss and ice sheet instability in this region. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Antarctica. (XHTV)

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Japan team in Antarctic

ANTARCTIC, Antarctic - An Adelie penguin watches members of a Japanese expedition team work on the ice sheet off the country's Showa Base on Jan. 5, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Shirase reaches Showa Base in Antarctic

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's icebreaker Shirase makes its way through the Antarctic ice sheet on Dec. 31, 2010. The 12,650-ton icebreaker, which is on a mission to support an Antarctic observation expedition, reached the offshore waters of the country's Showa Base in the Antarctic the same day. (Pool photo)

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Shirase reaches Showa Base in Antarctic

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's icebreaker Shirase makes its way through the Antarctic ice sheet on Dec. 23, 2010. The 12,650-ton icebreaker, which is on a mission to support an Antarctic observation expedition, reached the offshore waters of the country's Showa Base in the Antarctic on Dec. 31, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Icebreaker Shirase arrives at Showa Base in Antarctica

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Japanese icebreaker Shirase sprays water as it plows through the Antarctic ice sheet near Japan's main Antarctic base, Showa Station, on Jan 10, 2010. The Shirase arrived at the Showa Station six days behind schedule as it encountered thick ice and snow. (Pool photo)

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Researchers drill ice sheet to find history of climate change

KANGERLUSSUAQ, Greenland - Atsushi Miyamoto, a researcher at the Institute of Low Temperature Science of Hokkaido University, carves up the column-shaped core with a cutter as part of the North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling, or NEEM, project, at Kangerlussaq, Greenland, on July 30.

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Researchers drill ice sheet to find history of climate change

KANGERLUSSUAQ, Greenland - This drill is used to dig through hard ice with its revolving nose section as part of the North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling, or NEEM, project, at Kangerlussaq, Greenland, on July 30.

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-TIANWEN-1-NEW MARS IMAGES-UNVEILING (CN)

(220101) -- BEIJING, Jan. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo released on Jan. 1, 2022 by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) shows the surface landscape taken by the rover Zhurong. China released on the first day of 2022 a group of new Mars images taken by the Tianwen-1 probe. These new images showed diverse working conditions of the probe's orbiter and rover, as well as the Mars surface topography obtained by them, said the China National Space Administration. The images include the group photo of the orbiter and Mars, closeup of the orbiter, ice sheet on Mars' north pole area, surface landscape taken by the rover Zhurong. China's Tianwen-1 mission, consisting of an orbiter, a lander and a rover, was launched on July 23, 2020. (CNSA/Handout via Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-TIANWEN-1-NEW MARS IMAGES-UNVEILING (CN)

(220101) -- BEIJING, Jan. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo released on Jan. 1, 2022 by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) shows the ice sheet on Mars' north pole area. China released on the first day of 2022 a group of new Mars images taken by the Tianwen-1 probe. These new images showed diverse working conditions of the probe's orbiter and rover, as well as the Mars surface topography obtained by them, said the China National Space Administration. The images include the group photo of the orbiter and Mars, closeup of the orbiter, ice sheet on Mars' north pole area, surface landscape taken by the rover Zhurong. China's Tianwen-1 mission, consisting of an orbiter, a lander and a rover, was launched on July 23, 2020. (CNSA/Handout via Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-TIANWEN-1-NEW MARS IMAGES-UNVEILING (CN)

(220101) -- BEIJING, Jan. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo released on Jan. 1, 2022 by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) shows the closeup of the orbiter. China released on the first day of 2022 a group of new Mars images taken by the Tianwen-1 probe. These new images showed diverse working conditions of the probe's orbiter and rover, as well as the Mars surface topography obtained by them, said the China National Space Administration. The images include the group photo of the orbiter and Mars, closeup of the orbiter, ice sheet on Mars' north pole area, surface landscape taken by the rover Zhurong. China's Tianwen-1 mission, consisting of an orbiter, a lander and a rover, was launched on July 23, 2020. (CNSA/Handout via Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-TIANWEN-1-NEW MARS IMAGES-UNVEILING (CN)

(220101) -- BEIJING, Jan. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo released on Jan. 1, 2022 by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) shows the group photo of the orbiter and Mars. China released on the first day of 2022 a group of new Mars images taken by the Tianwen-1 probe. These new images showed diverse working conditions of the probe's orbiter and rover, as well as the Mars surface topography obtained by them, said the China National Space Administration. The images include the group photo of the orbiter and Mars, closeup of the orbiter, ice sheet on Mars' north pole area, surface landscape taken by the rover Zhurong. China's Tianwen-1 mission, consisting of an orbiter, a lander and a rover, was launched on July 23, 2020. (CNSA/Handout via Xinhua)

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Nippon Shimpo's drill used in the previous deep drilling of the Antarctic ice sheet

Nippon Shinkan (Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture) has delivered high-precision aluminum tubes to the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) for their deep drilling of the Antarctic ice sheet. This is the first time in 17 years that Nippon Shintube has supplied aluminum tubes to the National Institute of Polar Research since 2002, when the company supplied them to the institute's 2003-2007 drilling project. According to the Polar Research Institute, the first drill is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. In order not to collide with the rotary drill stored inside, a high degree of precision was achieved with a length of 5 meters and a bending accuracy of 0.3 mm or less. "There are no molds left. We had to redo everything, including the materials," said Takeo Kitazawa, general manager of the Technology Development Department, Safety & Environment Department, and Management Department. Photo taken on June 21, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Japan team in Antarctic

ANTARCTIC, Antarctic - An Adelie penguin watches members of a Japanese expedition team work on the ice sheet off the country's Showa Base on Jan. 5, 2011. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Icebreaker Shirase arrives at Showa Base in Antarctica

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Japanese icebreaker Shirase sprays water as it plows through the Antarctic ice sheet near Japan's main Antarctic base, Showa Station, on Jan 10, 2010. The Shirase arrived at the Showa Station six days behind schedule as it encountered thick ice and snow. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Shirase reaches Showa Base in Antarctic

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's icebreaker Shirase makes its way through the Antarctic ice sheet on Dec. 23, 2010. The 12,650-ton icebreaker, which is on a mission to support an Antarctic observation expedition, reached the offshore waters of the country's Showa Base in the Antarctic on Dec. 31, 2010. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Shirase reaches Showa Base in Antarctic

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's icebreaker Shirase makes its way through the Antarctic ice sheet on Dec. 31, 2010. The 12,650-ton icebreaker, which is on a mission to support an Antarctic observation expedition, reached the offshore waters of the country's Showa Base in the Antarctic the same day. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)