An ice shove (also known as fast ice, an ice surge, ice push, ice heave, shoreline ice pileup, ice piling, ice thrust, ice tsunami, [1] ice ride-up, or ivu in Iñupiat) is a surge of ice from an ocean or large lake onto the shore. [2]

Mar 26, 2021 · An ice shove is a surge of ice that piles up on the shore of a body of water, typically an inland lake. The movement of the ice is modulated by strong winds and currents as well as temperature...

Feb 26, 2019 · That’s what happened in Fort Erie, Canada, last weekend, when hefty chunks of ice climbed partway up lampposts and tree trunks. This phenomenon, sometimes called an “ice tsunami,” is also...

Jan 27, 2025 · A rare phenomenon known as an "ice shove" is possible through Monday night on the eastern shores of the Great Lakes as whiteout conditions are expected across the Northeast.

Jan 29, 2018 · An ice shove has tremendous power and have been known to push houses off their foundations and uproot large trees and crush seawalls. Shoreline barriers like trees, seawalls and shallow cliffs do not present any challenge to an ice shove. The ice simply piles up until it flows over the object or simply crushes it. The shove could continue on ...

Feb 26, 2019 · Along the shores of Lake Erie, the gusts were so strong that blocks of ice surged over the shoreline and formed walls as high as 30 feet—a striking phenomenon known as an “ice tsunami.”

Jan 24, 2023 · Also known as an ice tsunami or ivu (an Inupiat term), an ice shove is a surge of ice that pushes forward and piles up on a body of water’s shore. A homeowner captured an ice shove event on ...

Ice tsunamis, also known as ice shoves, are powerful natural events that happen when strong winds push broken lake ice onto shorelines. You might witness these dramatic occurrences in the Great Lakes region, especially during early spring when ice cover begins to weaken.

Jan 16, 2018 · Mountains of thick ice have piled up more than 30 feet high. They’re sometimes called an “ice shove,” “ice heave” or “ice tsunami.” The phenomenon starts with strong winds pushing ice towards...

Apr 13, 2020 · An ice shove is at once amazing and ominous to observe — especially if you have a cabin near the shore. They advance like the Blob, seemingly alive and purposeful. But they can be explained by some fairly simple principles of mechanics.