Environment

Lake Ontario Is Sprouting Bizarre Ice Formations

Ever heard of an "ice volcano"?
Montanus Photography

Good news for northerners who dabble in human sacrifice: You no longer have to fly to Hawaii to access a volcano suitable for your hapless victims. Just head to Lake Ontario, which recently developed a bizarre, yawning orifice known as a "cryovolcano."

The lopsided cone was spotted by photographer James Montanus in the vicinity of Rochester, New York. Montanus says it's the "first and only ice volcano in the northeastern U.S. that has got HOT LIQUID MAGMA flowing out from the earth's molten interior, just like a real volcano":