US: Winter Storm Creates Rare Snow Rollers in New York Suburb

Dozens of rare “snow rollers” appeared overnight in the Rochester suburb of Chili, New York, after a winter storm brought strong winds and fresh snow. The unusual snow formations develop only under specific conditions, when wind, moisture and temperature combine to allow snow to roll and grow naturally.

Canada: Floating Ice Balls On Lake Erie In Crystal Beach, Ontario

A a rare phenomenon of ice balls were seen floating on Lake Erie on Sunday, February 18. Ice balls, also called ice eggs, are formed when open water breaks off ice and smooths them until they are spherical or egg-shaped.

Snowfall in Lviv

Snowfall in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 28, 2023 - Two boys roll the balls of snow, Lviv, western Ukraine.

Tale of Fukushima evacuees' "life-saving" rice balls in textbook

Tale of Fukushima evacuees' "life-saving" rice balls in textbook

Evacuees from Iitate, located about 30 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled in March 2011, pose for a photo in the city of Fukushima in February 2014. A story of the evacuees giving out rice balls to drivers stranded on a highway by heavy snow in 2014, saving one who nearly lost consciousness due to hunger, will appear in an ethics textbook for elementary school students, according to a Tokyo publisher. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Candlelight and snow festival at Otaru Canal

Candlelight and snow festival at Otaru Canal

Hundreds of glass balls, each containing a candle, float on the surface of Otaru Canal on Feb. 3, 2017, the opening day of the Otaru Snow Light Path festival in Otaru on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo