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Big freeze helps nature create ice sculpture.


WALKERS stumbled on to a winter wonderland Wonderland
See also Heaven, Paradise, Utopia.

Annwn

land of joy and beauty without disease or death. [Welsh Lit.: Mabinogion]

Atlantis

fabulous and prosperous island; legendarily in Atlantic Ocean. [Gk. Myth.
 in Skelmersdale today.

This spectacular 10ft ice sculpture bay ice broken small by the wind or waves; sludge.

See also: Ice
 was discovered on the outskirts of the town on the way to Newburgh.

And it shows just how low temperatures have plummeted.

The extraordinary natural phenomenon was created by cars splashing in puddles at the side of the road.

The chill quickly turned the water spray into icicles hanging from the branches of the tree.

Today weather experts warned the cold snap cold snap
Noun

a short period of cold and frosty weather

Noun 1. cold snap - a spell of cold weather
cold spell
 is set to continue.

Severe weather conditions led the Met Office to issue a "red alert" warning earlier this week.

This morning was expected to start off around 1 deg C with temperatures rising throughout the day, reaching about 4 deg C, before tumbling again in the evening.

Friday night is predicted to be one of the colder nights with temperatures expected to fall to -6 deg C.

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ICICLE WORKS: The freezing temperatures caused these icicles on Cobbs Brown Lane, Skem Picture: MARTIN BIRCHALL
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Publication:Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
Date:Jan 2, 2009
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