Canadians experience jolting 'frost quakes' as temperatures plunge

Canadians experience jolting 'frost quakes' as temperatures plunge

Published time: January 06, 2014 13:36

As temperatures around Toronto and across Ontario drop to -20 Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit), residents are reporting frost quakes that are powerful enough to shake houses and rattle nerves.

Usually found in extreme polar regions, the recent outbreak of frost quakes, known to meteorologists as cryoseisms, are now affecting many residents of Toronto, Canada’s most populous city. 

The weather-related phenomenon, which can feel like an earthquake, happens when water and moisture deep underground freeze as the temperature drops. 

Frost quakes typically occur between midnight and dawn, the coldest part of the night, thus many residents are being jolted awake by the booming sounds.

“I experienced a small earthquake in California many years ago, and the sensation was very similar,”Melissa Young, a US citizen visiting friends in Thornhill, a suburb of Toronto, told RT. “I was surprised to hear it was a frost quake, something I’ve never heard of before.” 

“Nature is so awesome,” she added.

FULL STORY: http://rt.com/news/frost-quakes-canada-toronto-230/

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Comment by Les on January 7, 2014 at 6:56pm

Sounds like a NWO breakfast cereal, Frost Quakes... its the last sound you hear before your farts frozen, besides, you cant afford heating oil any more anyway. Then we put you and your family into one plastic FEMA frost flakes box, and your former body is a frozen dinner for one of them thar nephilim

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