Photos: It’s gonna be cold cold cold cold cold

BY MARCUS GILMER From Mashable

In case you didn’t notice, it’s very cold across parts of the globe, stretching from a good chunk of the U.S. to the UK and Europe and even down into India this New Year’s Eve. The coldest in decades, in fact, and the chill is going to hang around for a bit.

While that makes it incredibly inconvenient to do anything that doesn’t involve being on your couch under around a dozen or so blankets, the weather does make for some interesting images and you can enjoy them without having to dig out your gloves and scarf.

Here are some images from around the U.S. and abroad the world says goodbye to the dumpster fire that was 2017 while your uncle shares tired Game of Thrones “Winter is coming” memes on Facebook.

In Erie, Pennsylvania, there’s been so much snow that they’ve resorted to new ways of transport.

Frozen pizza has a whole new meaning for this squirrel chomping on frozen pizza crust in Maryland
IMAGE: THE WASHINGTON POST/GETTY IMAGES

Revellers stay warm in Times Square early morning as they prepare for New Year’s Eve celebrations.
IMAGE: AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Technically, this is not a selfie but don’t tell the snowman
IMAGE: PA IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES

Icicles in India are a thing of particular beauty
IMAGE: NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES

Even the Bryant Park fountain in NYC can’t handle the cold
IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES
Never complain about how cold you are to someone from Minnesota.

The snow slows down suitcases but not the holiday spirit.
IMAGE: PA IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES

The cold is brutal for both man and beast
IMAGE: PA IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES

In upstate New York, the snow is no challenge for these ducks.

In Toronto, this kind of weather is seen as a nice spring day, apparently.
IMAGE: TORONTO STAR VIA GETTY IMAGES

The brutal cold stretched across Turkey where the fish were easy to catch.
IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES

See? Told you ducks aren’t bothered by the cold
IMAGE: THE WASHINGTON POST/GETTY IMAGES

TOP IMAGE: No snow, no problem for these Chicago doggos

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