It’s like a “song from space”: Say some of the sounds you hear in Laguna del Maule, a frozen lake in central Chile. He is also one “from singing lakes”.
The sounds are caused by the movement or breaking of minutes ice sheets On the surface of the lake, as explained by glaciologist Andres Rivera, who works at the University of Chile.
“Ice formed on the surface is lighter and floats on water. Water continues to move due to current or wind. Therefore, the surface ice can move and deform or break. It creates a sound,” he told Reuters.
Reminds me of the movie “Ice Age”.
According to scientists, although these sounds are not so common in Chile, they are now common in Europe and parts of North America.
Francisco Pulgar, head of Defensores Region del Maule, a group fighting to protect the region, added: “The scene reminds me of the first Ice Age movie.”
“This is happening in Europe and some North American countries. They are called singing lakes