Sunday, December 22, 2013

Winter Storm Gemini Produces Dangerous Ice in Canada

By: Alan Raymond
Published: December 22,2013
 
 
 
 


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Major Icing Near Toronto, Ontario

Major icing in Brampton, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto, has caused the loss of numerous trees and extensive power outages.
A storm system is bringing freezing rain across much of Eastern Canada, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of people and wreaking havoc on holiday plans at one of the busiest travel times of the year.
According to information from Environment Canada — the Canadian equivalent of the U.S. National Weather Service — as much as 10 to 30 millimeters (.4 to 1.2 inches) of ice collected on surfaces in Ontario. And that's led to a slew of power outages.
Nationwide, utility companies said power outages hit more than 400,000 customers in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick as crews struggled to restore service. Roads and sidewalks turned into skating rinks.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is calling it one of the worst storms in the city's history.
The storm has stranded passengers at airports from Toronto to St. John's, Newfoundland, just days before Christmas.
The storm is drawing comparisons to the deadly ice storm that hit Eastern Canada in January 1998 when more than two dozen people died and about 3 million people were without power.
Below are a collection of photos and tweets that show the scope of Gemini's effect on Canada.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. 







Winter Storm Gemini Ices Out Millions in Canada

 

 

 

 

Todays feature comes from Iger: @ig_valdez A gorgeous icy close up capture of the surviving tree leafs which gives it a unique shape for you to run your imagination wild. We s Please give congratulations to the featured artist and go visit their amazing gallery. Keep tagging your shots with #mississauga_igers for your chance to be featured next.
 
 
 
 
 






 
 
 
 
 
 
 
People literally skating on Canadian streets to get around






Took two hours to get all the ice off the car.

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