Ice can be damaging or deadly, but it can also inadvertently create some of the most beautiful and fascinating winter sights. The formation of ice is subject to a million different variables, and the tiniest change in humidity, temperature or wind speed can create wildly different results.

Ice is beautiful, but it can also be deadly! Black ice, which is when clear ice forms on a black road-top, has been the cause of many fatal and near-fatal accidents. Hail storms can also be damaging and deadly – the largest recorded hailstone in the U.S. was the size of a bowling ball.

#1 Baikal Ice Emerald

Source: Alexey Trofimov

#2 Frozen Bubbles

Source: Angela Kelly

#3 Frozen Flower Buds

Source: Joao Paglione

#4 Frozen Lighthouses On Lake Michigan Shore

Source: Thomas Zakowski

#5 Folded Snow

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#7 Frosted Lace

Source: Robert Felton

#8 Frozen Lakes

Source: Phillips Chip

#9 Flower After Ice Storm

Source: Norman A Bolduc

#10 Frozen Tree

Source: Svetlana Shupenko

#11 Frost On The Fence

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#12 Frozen Pond

Source: Adam Rifkin

#13 Frozen Berries

Source: Matt Stearns

#14 After Freezing Rain In China

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#15 Frost Flowers In The Arctic Ocean

Source: Matthias Wietz

#16 Frosted Pine

Source: Cindi Girard

#17 Frozen Grass

Source: Luca Biolcati Rinaldi

#18 Icicles On The Blooming Apple Tree

Source: Thomas Zagler

#19 Grass After Freezing Rain

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#20 Fudgesicles

Source: Mihai Sararu

#21 Rabbit Or Frost Flowers

Source: Mark Adams

#22 Icicle Bush

Source: Alex Lau

#23 Leaf After Freezing Rain

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#24 Snow Roller

Source: Miranda Granche