As we near the halfway mark between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, much of the Northern Hemisphere is beginning to emerge from the coldest time of the year. Gathered below, a collection of recent images show people and animals both surviving and enjoying the frigid conditions, from the Russian Far East, to China, Greece, England, Canada, and more.
Scenes From Midwinter
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Alex Slegg of Great Britain competes in the men's sitting giant slalom race during the World Para Snow Sports Championships at Hafjell on January 19, 2022, in Lillehammer, Norway. #
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Visible breath rises above a small herd of horses as the temperature dropped to –76 degrees Fahrenheit (–60 degrees Celsius) in Russia's Oymyakon province on December 24, 2021. #
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The Yenisei River within the city of Krasnoyarsk never fully freezes, even in winter, due to the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station upstream of the river. In severe frosts, the city is covered with strong evaporation from the surface of the water. #
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A runner looks at a photographer after taking part in the world's coldest marathon at –63.4 degrees Fahrenheit (–53 degrees Celsius) near Oymyakon, the republic of Sakha, also known as Yakutia, in Russia's Far East, on January 22, 2022. Sixty-five runners took part in a full-distance or a half-marathon. #
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A car on tracks hauls an ice house, set up to provide shelter during ice fishing, on the Northwest Angle ice road at Lake of the Woods, between Warroad and Angle Inlet, Minnesota, on January 16, 2022. #
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An aerial photo shows climbers on a rock wall covered with ice pillars during the Sandstone Ice Festival at Robinson Ice Park in Sandstone, Minnesota, on January 8, 2022. #
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Carlos Hebert Plante dives into freezing waters with his boogie board as extreme cold weather hits Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on January 21, 2022. It was –7.6 degrees Fahrenheit (–22 degrees Celsius) as the sun was rising above the St. Lawrence river. #
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Professional rodeo cowboys and rodeo queens compete in the stampede event during the 47th Annual Cowboy Downhill on January 17, 2022, at Steamboat Ski Resort in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. #
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