Niagara Falls frozen over?

Published January 11, 2014
The US side of Niagara Falls has begun to thaw after being partially frozen from the recent “polar vortex” that affected millions in the US and Canada, in Niagara Falls, NY, as seen from the Canadian side of the falls. – Photo by AP
The US side of Niagara Falls has begun to thaw after being partially frozen from the recent “polar vortex” that affected millions in the US and Canada, in Niagara Falls, NY, as seen from the Canadian side of the falls. – Photo by AP
Freezing water sprays from Niagara Falls coats the landscape at Niagara Falls State Park.  – Photo by AP
Freezing water sprays from Niagara Falls coats the landscape at Niagara Falls State Park. – Photo by AP
Freezing water sprays from Niagara Falls coats the landscape at Niagara Falls State Park. – Photo by AP
Freezing water sprays from Niagara Falls coats the landscape at Niagara Falls State Park. – Photo by AP
The recent cold snap affected some 240 million people in the US and southern Canada. – Photo by AFP
The recent cold snap affected some 240 million people in the US and southern Canada. – Photo by AFP
The area surrounding Niagara Falls is coated in a layer of ice in Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara Falls. – Photo by AP
The area surrounding Niagara Falls is coated in a layer of ice in Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara Falls. – Photo by AP
The area surrounding Niagara Falls is coated in a layer of ice in Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara Falls.  – Photo by AP
The area surrounding Niagara Falls is coated in a layer of ice in Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara Falls. – Photo by AP
A photographer takes a picture from the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. – Photo by AFP
A photographer takes a picture from the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. – Photo by AFP
Water still cascades over Niagara Falls on January 10, 2014.  – Photo by AFP
Water still cascades over Niagara Falls on January 10, 2014. – Photo by AFP
The mist from Niagara Falls creates a rainbow on Prospect Point in Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara Falls, NY. – Photo by AP
The mist from Niagara Falls creates a rainbow on Prospect Point in Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara Falls, NY. – Photo by AP

The famous falls were the subject of a social media debate as to whether the falls froze completely or not during the recent cold snap which affected some 240 million people in the US and southern Canada.

Niagara Falls hasn't frozen over, but it has become an icy spectacle, thanks to a blast of arctic wind and cold that blew around and froze the mist on surfaces and landscaping. Despite the urban legends, Niagara Falls doesn't freeze solid in the winter, tourism officials say. A section of the American Falls, one of three waterfalls that make up the natural attraction, has frozen. The Niagara River rapids and larger Horseshoe Falls continue to flow unimpeded.

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