
Key characteristics of ice shoves include:
- They typically occur during spring thaw when ice begins to break up on lakes and rivers
- Wind and water currents can push large sheets of ice toward shorelines
- Ice can pile up to heights of 10-30 feet (sometimes even higher)
- They can move at walking speed or faster, creating dramatic scenes
- The force can be powerful enough to damage shoreline structures, homes, and trees
- They're especially common in large lakes and bays in cold regions
Ice shoves are particularly noteworthy in places like the Great Lakes region, parts of Canada, Alaska, and northern Europe. They're one of nature's more dramatic displays of physical force, sometimes described as sounding like a freight train as the ice grinds and crashes onto shore.
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