Category Archives: Water Nature

Waterfalls

Water Nature

Just been told (again) about the wonderfall waterfall at “Sgwd-yr-Eira” . It’s a must-go waterfall when visiting Wales.
For those looking for pictures of waterfalls, one site we love is http://www.cavinguk.co.uk/holidays/Waterfalls2004/

Brine Icicle / Brinicle

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Whilst we wait for snow above the surface in the UK, have a look at this wonderful BBC prog. footage of a brine icicle (Brinicle) forming under the Antarctic ice:

“BBC Natural History Unit producer Kathryn Jeffs reveals the extreme conditions her film-making crew had to endure to capture the bizarre “ice finger of death” – known as a brinicle”