Niagara Falls is a frigid, beautiful wonderland right now

It’s bitterly cold across parts of the U.S. and Canada right now, and the freezing temps aren’t going away anytime soon

The bright side? Pretty pictures. In Chicago, people captured stunning images of their frozen city. And the images hitting Instagram from Niagara Falls have been beautiful. 

SEE ALSO: Record cold in the U.S. and Canada has no end in sight — a running list of the records so far

I mean, look at these photos, which went viral after journalist Muhammad Lila posted them on Twitter: 

Niagara Falls basically looks like Narnia right now. At time of publication, it’s around 10 degree Fahrenheit on the Canadian side of the falls, so props to the tourists who are doing things like this: 

And remember: Just because it’s colder than usual in some parts of the world DOESN’T mean the Earth isn’t getting warmer

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