Cold Snaps: 15 pictures of Toronto coping with its New Year deep freeze
Cold Snaps: 15 pictures of Toronto coping with its New Year deep freeze
The Christmas ice storm and the New Year’s deep freeze have been a brutal one-two punch for Torontonians. The city—which is just coming off a string of warm winters—has greeted recent meteorological developments with a mixture of awe, griping and teeth chattering. And photography, of course. Struck by some of the amazing shots of our very, very cold city, we wanted to share the best of the bunch. Here, 15 images that capture Toronto at -20.
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- Steam pours off Lake Ontario in this shot of the Toronto skyline
- (Image: <a href="https://twitter.com/LateNightCam/status/419095090628272128/photo/1">Tony Smyth</a>/Twitter)
- Toronto’s Deep Freeze: January 2014
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- The sun rises over a chilly waterfront
- (Image: <a href="https://twitter.com/LateNightCam/status/419094249280262144/photo/1">Tony Smyth</a>/Twitter)
- Toronto’s Deep Freeze: January 2014
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- Some temporary graffiti near Lansdowne and Dupont
- (Image: <a href="https://twitter.com/amapod/status/419086634487779328/photo/1">Ama Pod</a>/Twitter)
- Toronto’s Deep Freeze: January 2014
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- The end of the ice storm provided some breathtaking landscapes
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- Toronto’s Deep Freeze: January 2014
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- Steam pours out of Toronto’s buildings into the -22 degree air
- (Image: <a href="https://twitter.com/mikebickerton/status/419103947798769664/photo/1">Mike Bickerton</a>/Twitter)
- Toronto’s Deep Freeze: January 2014
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- Local Instagrammer Adam Dras captures a frozen Lake Ontario
- (Image: <a href="http://instagram.com/p/itqCmDQ7jv/">adamdras</a>/Instagram)
- Toronto’s Deep Freeze: January 2014
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- Local space oddity Chris Hadfield makes the most of the cold snap by visiting the CN Tower
- (Image: <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/417779739906957312/photo/1">Chris Hadfield</a>/Twitter)
- Toronto’s Deep Freeze: January 2014
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- A frozen Toronto streetscape
- (Image: <a href="http://instagram.com/p/irPsqSNRI0/">jasonfitzzz</a>/Instagram
- Toronto’s Deep Freeze: January 2014
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- January's annual Toronto Polar Bear Dip was frostier than usual this year
- (Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bahman2005/11720651715/">Bahman Mahmoudi</a>/Flickr)
- Toronto’s Deep Freeze: January 2014
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- Ducks try to stay warm in Toronto's frigid waters
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- Toronto’s Deep Freeze: January 2014
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- The photographer’s first snowman sits in Yonge-Dundas Square
- (Image: <a href="http://instagram.com/p/ispK9PpUSK/">vimatteo</a>/Instagram)
- Toronto’s Deep Freeze: January 2014
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- As the temperature hovers around -20, Lake Ontario steams
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- Toronto’s Deep Freeze: January 2014
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- Emergency crews arrive to quell a fire on the roof of U of T’s Athletic Centre on January 2
- (Image: <a href="https://twitter.com/kingmo/status/418824918982471680/photo/1">Kenneth M. Tong</a>/Twitter)
- Toronto’s Deep Freeze: January 2014
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- SoTeeOh, one of Toronto’s premier Instagrammers, captures a charming scene at Nathan Phillips Square
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- Toronto’s Deep Freeze: January 2014
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- A quiet and frigid beach scene
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- Toronto’s Deep Freeze: January 2014
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The Christmas ice storm and the New Year’s deep freeze have been a brutal one-two punch for Torontonians. The city—which is just coming off a string of warm winters—has greeted recent meteorological developments with a mixture of awe, griping and teeth chattering. And photography, of course. Struck by some of the amazing shots of our very, very cold city, we wanted to share the best of the bunch. Here, 15 images that capture Toronto at -20.
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