The Hudson River Has Partially Frozen Over As Arctic Air Sweeps Over NYC
The Hudson River runs 315 miles long, holding approximately 61.4 billion tons of water. Although we’re accustomed to its steady flowing nature, on very rare occurrences when the temperatures are extremely cold in NYC, the massive body of water will freeze over.
Since we’ve been experiencing the coldest January in the last 13 years, it’s not too surprising looking across the Hudson and seeing a mosaic of ice scattered across the river’s surface.
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Tons of NYC photographers and videographers have captured the beautiful sight that you’ll definitely want to see before the ice melts.
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NYC (@iamvivientatham)The Hudson River used to freeze over much more frequently in the past. This is due to multiple factors spanning climate change, the river’s salinity and so on.
In fact, more than a century-ago, the Hudson River was frozen so thick that vehicles were actually able to drive across it.
This occurred during the winter of 1917-1918, when the river remained frozen for 43 days straight. New Yorkers used the frozen body of water as an “ice bridge” to go from shore to shore. According to records, the ice ran up to 18 inches thick. Another monumental freeze happened again in the winter of 1934.
Hey, but at least forecasters predict a ‘warmer than usual’ spring on its way!
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