An Ice Tsunami in Canada

[geoffw]

Here's an eerie experience - just like a slow-motion world disaster scenario

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/Wbs8tN8xlxA

[uncle_bob]

Wow, that's freaky.

[SpaceWalker]

This video is useless by itself - other than the blurry images and the annoying voices, the poster has forgotten to mention the origin of the video, such as where was the video shot, the year it was shot and the time of the year it was shot.

Many weather conditions can produce such ice (crawling) conditions, certainly not unusual on the shores of large lakes during high wind conditions.

It appears those images were shot on the shores of Doré Lake (also known as Dove Lake), eastern Alberta, Canada (a bit south of Lac la Biche). As the air temperature raised rapidly (above 25°C) and with winds blowing (in excess of 90 kmh), the lake ices were pushed ashore, crawling onto the shores not unlike the hot lava from a volcano.

Similar situations happen quite often in the spring when an ice jam (or ice dam) forms in a river blocking the flow of the melting ice.