10 fascinating picture of frozen Niagara Falls

• 10 fascinating picture of frozen Niagara Falls

Due to the abnormal cold weather that reached and Canada, the frozen Niagara Falls, which is the largest in North America.

The polar vortex, covering the United States, not only bring economic losses of $ 5 billion, but has claimed nearly 20 lives. For a few days the temperature in the continental US states - from California to New York, fell below the norm by 14-19 degrees. Such cold-like Antarctic, America has not seen for 20 years. For the first 100 years of frozen Niagara Falls.

Due to record low temperatures and cold winds in America partially frozen Niagara Falls (pictured) - on the border of the United States and Canada.

In the waterfall area air temperature dropped to 28 degrees Celsius.

A record amount of ice on the Niagara River after warming threatens to flood the city of Niagara Falls.

And looks so serene landscape near the lookout Niagara.

In spite of the cold, Niagara Falls attracts tourists who hurry to see a rare phenomenon - a waterfall, bound in ice.

On Tuesday, a record lowest temperature was recorded near Niagara Falls.

But Niagara seems so in the summer.

American Falls, one of the three waterfalls that form a complex of Niagara, last freeze in 1911-1912. In 1912 he was completely frozen for 40 hours.