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China: Soap Bubbles Freeze Instantly in Minus 27°C Cold

On January 21, 2026, in Jilin, northeastern China, a video showed extremely cold outdoor conditions with temperatures reaching minus 27 degrees Celsius. A young boy was seen blowing soap bubbles into the air. As the bubbles floated and landed on a nearby table, they quickly froze into crystal-like bubbles. Their surfaces reflected colorful light, creating a sparkling appearance. When the frozen bubbles eventually broke, they turned into soft white fragments instead of liquid. The unusual effect could only be observed under severe winter conditions.

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China: Soap Bubbles Freeze Within Seconds in Extreme Cold

A Chinese blogger captured soap bubbles freezing almost instantly in minus 15°C temperatures on December 26, 2025, in Mohe, Heilongjiang.

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Northern Japan chapel made of ice

SHIMUKAPPU, Japan, Jan. 21 Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows a chapel where the ceiling, walls, altar and cross are made of ice. (Kyodo)

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Northern Japan hotel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows the interior of a dome-shaped hotel where the ceiling, walls and furnishings, including beds and tables, are made of ice.

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Northern Japan hotel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows the interior of a dome-shaped hotel where the ceiling, walls and furnishings, including beds and tables, are made of ice.

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Northern Japan hotel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows the interior of a dome-shaped hotel where the ceiling, walls and furnishings, including beds and tables, are made of ice.

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Northern Japan hotel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows the interior of a dome-shaped hotel where the ceiling, walls and furnishings, including beds and tables, are made of ice.

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Northern Japan chapel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows a chapel where the ceiling, walls, altar and cross are made of ice.

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Northern Japan chapel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows a chapel where the ceiling, walls, altar and cross are made of ice.

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Northern Japan chapel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows a chapel where the ceiling, walls, altar and cross are made of ice.

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US: Dust Storm Rolls Through West Texas 2

A dust storm rolled across West Texas on Thursday, November 20, reducing visibility.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Gaemi Makes Landfall Bringing Gusty Winds And Torrential Rains 3

Widespread flooding hit Taiwan as Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rainfall on Thursday, July 25. Gaemi made landfall around midnight on the coast of northwestern Yilan County. According to weather officials, it was the most powerful typhoon that struck Taiwan in the last 8 years with gusts of up to 227 kph (141 mph).

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Canada: Spring Storm Dumps Heavy Snow To Greater Toronto Area

Much of the Greater Toronto Area was blanketed with heavy snow on Friday, March 22, as a spring storm moved through the region, dumping up to 19 centimeters in some parts of the city.

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Soldier Training in Xinjiang

XINJIANG, CHINA - JANUARY 28, 2023 - Officers and soldiers conduct tactical training at minus 20 ¡ã C in Xinjiang, China, January 28, 2023.

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Soldier Training in Xinjiang

XINJIANG, CHINA - JANUARY 28, 2023 - Officers and soldiers conduct tactical training at minus 20 ¡ã C in Xinjiang, China, January 28, 2023.

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Cold wave in China

Pedestrians bundle up to stay warm as they walk down a street in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2023, when temperatures plunged to minus 16.7 C in the Chinese capital.

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Cold wave in China

Pedestrians bundle up to stay warm as they walk down a street in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2023, when temperatures plunged to minus 16.7 C in the Chinese capital.

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Sub-zero temperature in Hokkaido

An outdoor thermometer shows the temperature at minus 25 C in the Hokkaido town of Rikubetsu, northern Japan, on the morning of Jan. 25, 2023.

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Sub-zero temperature in Hokkaido

An outdoor thermometer shows the temperature at minus 24 C in the Hokkaido town of Rikubetsu, northern Japan, on the morning of Jan. 25, 2023.

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Sub-zero temperature in Hokkaido

An outdoor thermometer shows the temperature at minus 24 C in the Hokkaido town of Rikubetsu, northern Japan, on the morning of Jan. 25, 2023.

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Russian Orthodox Epiphany

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - People take a dip into water where ice has been removed in the sea in Vladivostok, the Russian Far East, when the temperature was below minus 10 C in the early hours of Jan. 19, 2012, to celebrate the Russian Orthodox Epiphany.

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Russian Orthodox Epiphany

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - People take a dip into water where ice has been removed in the sea in Vladivostok, the Russian Far East, when the temperature was below minus 10 C in the early hours of Jan. 19, 2012, to celebrate the Russian Orthodox Epiphany.

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Mt. Fuji engulfed by mist of snow

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Snow on the slopes of Mt. Fuji is kicked up by strong winds engulfing the mountain in a thick mist. This phenomenon of ''snow smoke'' is usually seen on Mt. Fuji on a cold, wintry day, according to officials in the city of Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture. The temperature at the summit of Mt. Fuji dropped to minus 23.4 C on Feb. 13 and the weather observatory warned of strong winds in the prefecture.

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Tokyo sees snow in April, first time in 19 years

TOKYO, Japan - Sleet falls in central Tokyo in the evening of April 4 as an unseasonal cold front blankets extensive areas of Japan. Weather officials say this is the first time since 1988 that Tokyo has seen snow in April, when cherry blossoms as the herald of spring. While Tokyo snows, winter-like weather hit many localities in Japan, with the temperature dropping to minus 9.1 C in Gifu and minus 9.0 in Nagano in the early morning of April 4.

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Tokyo sees snow in April, first time in 19 years

TOKYO, Japan - Sleet falls in central Tokyo in the evening of April 4 as an unseasonal cold front blankets extensive areas of Japan. Weather officials say this is the first time since 1988 that Tokyo has seen snow in April, when cherry blossoms as the herald of spring. While Tokyo snows, winter-like weather hit many localities in Japan, with the temperature dropping to minus 9.1 C in Gifu and minus 9.0 in Nagano in the early morning of April 4.

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Honda's new fuel-cell car can run at minus 20 C

TOKYO, Japan - A Honda Motor Co. official shows off a newly developed fuel cell which the company says enables a vehicle to run at temperatures as low as minus 20 C. The automaker said Oct. 10 that a power generator based on the cell can prevent water created in fuel-cell cars as a result of power generation from freezing.

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Icebreaker crew take open-air New Year bath in Antarctica

ABOARD THE SHIRASE, Antarctic Ocean - Sailors aboard the Japanese icebreaker Shirase take a New Year's bath Jan. 6 in an open-air deck tub with a magnificent view of icebergs in the distance. Members of an expedition to Japan's Showa Base in Antarctica also bathed in the 2-meter-square tub built with scrap wood from the hold of the 11,600-ton Maritime Self-Defense Force ship. The temperature at noon was minus 2 C.

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Kinkakuji Temple covered with snow

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto's Kinkakuji Temple, or the Golden Pavilion, is covered with snow Jan. 3 as snow continued to blanket western to northern areas of Japan. The mercury plummeted to the season's lowest temperature so far of minus 2.8 C in the ancient Japanese capital on the day.

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CHINA-TIBET-TSONYI-SINGPORI-RELOCATION (CN)

(220719) -- NAGQU, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows trucks carrying furniture setting off from Doima Township in Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 15, 2022. Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, started the relocation of its second batch of residents on Tuesday, as part of the region's plan to improve people's living conditions and protect the fragile local ecosystem. With an average altitude of over 5,000 meters, Tsonyi County covers a total area of 120,000 square km and is part of the Changtang National Nature Reserve, China's biggest and highest nature reserve. Due to the high altitude and harsh environment, the county is not suitable for human habitation. The oxygen in the air is a mere 40 percent of that on the plain. Its winter lasts 10 months each year, with the lowest temperatures reaching minus 40 degrees Celsius. At around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, more than 300 residents left their hometown in Doima Township of Tsonyi, China's highest c

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CHINA-TIBET-TSONYI-SINGPORI-RELOCATION (CN)

(220719) -- NAGQU, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 13, 2022 shows trucks carrying furniture preparing to depart from Doima Township of Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, started the relocation of its second batch of residents on Tuesday, as part of the region's plan to improve people's living conditions and protect the fragile local ecosystem. With an average altitude of over 5,000 meters, Tsonyi County covers a total area of 120,000 square km and is part of the Changtang National Nature Reserve, China's biggest and highest nature reserve. Due to the high altitude and harsh environment, the county is not suitable for human habitation. The oxygen in the air is a mere 40 percent of that on the plain. Its winter lasts 10 months each year, with the lowest temperatures reaching minus 40 degrees Celsius. At around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, more than 300 residents left their hometown in Doima Township of Tsonyi, C

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