12/9/2023 0 Comments Strange ocean phenomena![]() Newfoundland is the foggiest place in the world.Īt the Grand Banks off Newfoundland, the cold water from the Labrador Current from the north meets the warmer Gulf Stream from the south. Chinook is also known as the 'ice-eater' among locals who appreciate the break from winter that the winds provide. In 1962 Pincher Creek saw a record temperature rise of 41C, from -19 to 22 in just one hour. Often moving at hurricane-force speeds of 120 km per hour, they can bring astonishing temperature changes and melt ice within a couple of hours. And that's not counting Canadian wildlife who are more susceptible to Canada's icy climate than we are.Įvery winter, southern Alberta is the 'Chinook' capital.įor six months - from November to May - warm dry winds rush down the slope of the Rocky Mountains towards southern Alberta. More of us - about 108 - die from exposure to extreme cold than from any other natural event. It's certainly not surprising to most Canadians that we are tied with Russia for the title of 'coldest nation in the world.' Over our vast country, we have an average daily temperature of -5.6C. Iceberg seekers flock to the area to watch (safely) from the shore and boast about drinking 10,000-year-old fresh water taken from an iceberg floating in the ocean. ![]() Navigating the area is risky for ships in fact this is where the mighty Titanic sank in 1912. Those broken pieces become icebergs that float in the sea off northeast Newfoundland where Fogo Island lies. Pieces of glaciers from the coast of Greenland are picked up by the Labrador Current, a counter-clockwise vortex of waters in the North Atlantic Ocean. No doubt, our weather forecasters are the busiest in the world! ![]() In early April, the Arctic may still be in the throes of a frigid winter, while the south can experience summer-like temperatures. It's rarely the same season in the same place at the same time. Our southern border lies at the same latitude as northern California, while our northern edge reaches right to the top of the world. Here are a few of Canada's extremes that you probably haven't heard about.Ĭanada is as tall as it is wide, creating a wide range of climate conditions.Ĭanada has the largest latitude range of any country on the planet. The digital and tv series, The Wild Canadian Year tells the story of how the creatures that call Canada home cope with the extraordinary conditions they face with each new season. This phenomenon not only occurs at the river mouth, but also at the intersection of the two oceans, only the difference in salinity on both sides.Through blistering cold winters to hot muggy summers torrential rain, blinding snowstorms, deadly tornados and scorching drought, Canadians experience some the planet’s most diverse weather systems. Instead, salt water will flow below the source of fresh water above. And it is the difference in salinity that makes the bilateral water density different and unmixable. In other words, the ocean is a place to receive salt from every river, so the salinity of the sea is much bigger. But when the rain falls, it dissolves salt and minerals on land, then follows the rivers that flow into the sea. To understand this, it is important to know that the sea on Earth was not as salty as it is today. ![]() In fact, the Quran also has the right idea: sea water and river water simply cannot mix. Although the sea is large, it cannot take over the river - the source of human fresh water. As the Quran of Muslims said that river water - sea water cannot mix, so the god created a boundary between river water and sea water to save people. In the past, many cultures explained, the cause of this phenomenon related to spirituality. The water area on the left is river water and the right is sea water. Their intersection created this beautiful scene.īut why are sea water and river water not merging, but forming such a strange boundary? However, rare places have a special separation like the Mississippi River area. Theoretically, it could happen in every ocean in the world, in the "Estuary" areas - where the river flows and flows into the sea. This "Split Sea" phenomenon video was recorded in Mississippi (USA). If you want to see more clearly this beautiful scene, please watch the video below. The split sea surface is recorded in Mississippi. It can be dangerous, violent with unbearable strength, but sometimes beautiful, brilliant and magnificent, like the phenomenon in the picture below. Every ocean in the world has a number of areas where the sea surface has been divided into two different water colors.
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