IT IS SO COLD THAT NIAGARA FROZE AND PUPPIES WANT TO BE HOT DOGS

 

 

 

I want to be a hot dog too: Adorable puppies huddle round canteen fire on a cold day in China – and bark non-stop until the stove is lit These pictures are enough to bring a warm glow to even the coldest of hearts. Despite their thick fur, this group of dogs and puppies in China feel the cold. Luckily, in the winter, they're allowed to huddle round a staff canteen stove in their home in Jiulongjiang Forest Park, Rucheng County. According to the chefs that work there, on really cold days the puppies bark non-stop until the stove is lit. They then stand as close as they dare to keep toasty. +5 No chilly dogs here: Hounds in Jiulongjiang Forest Park huddle around a canteen stove to keep warm +5 Way to glow: The dogs get as close to the embers as they dare +5 Heat is on: The puppies' fur isn't thick enough to keep them warm on really cold days +5 Hotting up: One puppy seems to be finding the heat just a little bit much +5 Pawsome: The pictures are among the most heart-warming around

For the second time in what has been a frigid winter in the Northeastern United States, Niagara falls has come to an icy halt as the six million cubic feet of water that typically flow over the falls every minute has frozen over. The flow of water over the falls typically can withstand icy temperatures like those that have frozen much of the country this winter, but Monday's high of 9 degrees Fahrenheit brought Niagara Falls to a standstill - and photographers were there to snap some stunning images of the frozen waterfall. In January, another record-breaking cold front managed to freeze the mighty falls in a 'polar vortex' that turned the cascading water to ice - and affected about 240 million people in the U.S. and southern Canada. No thaw is expected anytime soon, as temperatures at the western New York tourist attraction will dip below 0 degrees Fahrenheit Monday night through Tuesday morning.   +16 Frozen: Lights that usually reflect the water of Niagara Falls illuminate the ice after it froze over on Monday +16 Rare: It is uncommon for the rushing water to freeze over the Falls, but it has happened twice so far this winter +16 Icy: A man is pictured walking in front of the partially frozen American side of the Falls as subfreezing temperatures freeze the Northeast +16 Take two: The Falls has frozen twice this winter. In January when a polar vortex gripped north America, the American Falls froze over Polar Vortex turns Niagara Falls into a frozen wonderland   +16 Bundle up: People walk along the U.S. side of the Falls bundled up to protect against the subfreezing temperatures +16 Take two: This is the second time Niagara Falls have frozen over this winter, which is rare for the western New York tourist attraction +16 Brrr: The temperatures at the Falls were at a high of 9 degrees F on Monday, with a low of -1 +16 Photo op: A man stops to take a photo of the steam rising from the partially frozen Falls +16 Beautiful: Mist rises over the Horseshoe Falls section of Niagara Falls during subfreezing temperatures +16 Frozen: Some water continues to flow over the Falls despite the frigid temperatures +16 Mist: Mist rises above the partially frozen Niagara Falls in subfreezing temperatures +16 Horseshoe: The Horseshoe Falls are almost completely frozen over and mist rises above the icy water +16 Eerie: As the freezing temperatures grip the natural wonder, plumes of mist billow from the water, creating an eerie atmosphere +16 Gorgeous: Lights illuminate the frozen Falls as temperatures drop into single digits +16 Solid: Parts of the mighty Falls are frozen solid thanks to the subfreezing temperatures Monday +16 Big freeze: The Falls before temperatures plummeted and the big freeze took hold for a second time this winter