‘It sounded like something hit the house’: Ice breaks with a bang on Saskatchewan lake

Source: Christy Climenhaga, CBC News, January 3, 2018

Temperatures in the area rose around 20 degrees in the 24 hours leading up to the noisy fracture

After the frozen holiday season, residents of Pelican Pointe, Sask., woke up to a loud boom on Tuesday — and a rapid warm-up could be to blame.

Shortly after 9 a.m., the ice on Last Mountain Lake fractured, leaving a large ridge and open water on the lake — and creating a startlingly loud noise.

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Image Source: Submitted by Linda Phillips to CBC News 

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