Frost Quake

• Feel that rumbling? Ice heaves a reality for lakefront Manitobans

  If you were in the Grand Beach area Wednesday afternoon, you may have felt something that seemed like a brief earthquake. According to local residents, it's something a lot more common.

  Weather

  Jan 3, 2020
  
• ‘Frost quakes’ reported amid extreme cold weather — what are they exactly?

  Frost quakes, also known as ice quakes or cryoseisms, are loud noises — so loud they often cause the ground to shake.

  Weather

  Jan 31, 2019
  
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• ‘This was not small’: Queen’s University professor pinpoints frost quake

  For those who experienced it, a mystery has been solved. 

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2019
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• Experts still looking into what caused Monday’s seismic events in Alberta

  After residents in several Alberta regions reported cracks in the ground, ice and their foundations after a quaking phenomenon Monday night, a seismologist is offering his best guess into what may have occurred.

  Weather

  Jan 3, 2018
• Mystery behind noise in northwest Calgary revealed

  Speculation and confusion swirled after a loud boom could be heard through parts of northwest Calgary Tuesday afternoon.

  Mar 5, 2014
• Winter weather words: Unusual winter weather expanding our vocabulary

  Before this winter, had you ever heard of a frost quake or a polar vortex? Probably not.

  Canada

  Jan 30, 2014
• Another cool winter phenomenon: snow rollers

  First there were frost quakes then the polar vortex. Now, it's snow rollers. This winter continues to give us some fascinating weather phenomena.

  Science

  Jan 28, 2014
• Southern Ontario brewery has fun with frost quakes

  Instead of complaining about the Arctic cold and frost quakes, a southern Ontario brewery is having fun with the new winter phenomenon.

  Lifestyle

  Jan 21, 2014
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• Boiling water experiment leading to burns

  Have you tried throwing a pot or cup of boiling water in the air? If so, either you successfully created snow...or you scalded yourself.

  Science

  Jan 7, 2014
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• Frost quakes: Why haven’t we heard of them before?

  More of the mysterious booms once again rocked residents across the GTA Friday morning.

  Science

  Jan 3, 2014