US Polar Vortex: Stunning Photos of Icicles, Frozen Lakes and Ice 2014

Frozen mist from Niagara Falls coats the landscape at Niagara Falls state park. Photograph: James Neiss/AP

January Polar Vortex or Arctic Air caused very cold wind and freezing temperature across the North America killing at least 9 people.

Icicles form on a fountain in Augusta, Georgia. Photograph: Michael Holahan/ZUMA Press/Corbis

Ice balls take over Lake Michigan. Image credit to Huffpost Green.

Below are more stunning photos of the extreme weather.

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A beachfront is covered in ice in Chicago, Illinois, January 8, 2014. A deadly blast of arctic air shattered decades-old temperature records as it enveloped the eastern United States on Tuesday, snarling air, road and rail travel, driving energy prices higher and overwhelming shelters for homeless people. REUTERS/Jim Young

A man walks along a snow covered beach in Chicago, Illinois, January 8, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Young.

Ice and ice flows on the Canadian and US water falls at Niagara Falls, in the State of New York, USA, on January 9, 2014 following the recent cold weather that has moved across the United States midwest and northeast. (EPA/RICK WARNE)

Ice covers rocks and brush on the break wall at Edgewater Park in Cleveland Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. An official low of -11 degrees broke the 130-year-old record for the date as cold polar air spread from the Midwest to southern and eastern parts of the U.S. and eastern Canada. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Weather Channel producer Shawn Reynolds tweeted this incredible photo taken by pilot Hank Cain of a tundra-like Chicago,

And here’s what all that ice and cold tomfoolery looks like up close. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles)

A beachfront is covered in ice in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The Chicago skyline and a freezing Lake Michigan are seen from the Museum Campus in Chicago on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. Sunday night temperatures will drastically drop to about minus 20 degrees. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

This is what the lighthouse in Saint Joseph, Michigan looks like on Jan 7, 2014. Image credit to Huffington Post.

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Freezing Weather In Florida

It is freezing in Florida.

Usually winter in Florida is not very cold.

There are a lot of strawberries and oranges grown in Florida.

The cold temperature can destroy the oranges and strawberries.

Farmers have to spray water on the plants to save them from the cold temperature.

The water froze on the plants and protect them.

The frozen water is called icicle.

Icicle on plants are very beautiful.

Workers remove a protective cover from a strawberry field Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010 in Dover, Fla. Farmers were forced to try and protect their crops against the cold, as temperatures in the area dipped into the mid-20's. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Icicles cling to strawberries Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, in Lakeland, Fla. Farmers spray their crops to help protect them against the cold temperatures. Temperatures in the area dipped into the mid-20's. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

The sun rises over a frozen strawberry field at Fancy Farms in Plant City, Florida January 6, 2010.

The sun rises over a frozen strawberry field at Fancy Farms in Plant City, Florida January 6, 2010. Florida strawberry farmers have been spraying water throughout the the night to protect their plants from damage due to the cold weather.

A blanket of ice covers strawberries Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2010, in Plant City, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Icicles cling to strawberry plants just after sunrise Monday, Jan. 4, 2010 in Plant City, Fla. Farmers spray water on their crops to help protect the fruit. Temperatures overnight in area dipped into the 30's. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Icicles on an orange tree.

Icicles cling to oranges Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Icicles cling to oranges Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2010, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Icicles cling to a palm tree in Florida.

Icicles hang from the branches of a Palm tree Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Ornamental flowers are coated with ice Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)