Cyclone leaves Mooloolaba covered in foam

This was the bizarre scene on Australia's Sunshine Coast over the weekend, where extreme weather has blanketed coastal towns with several feet of 'sea foam'.

Tourists, residents and emergency services were left bemused by the huge swathes of foam which were whipped up by high winds and then thrown onto land in eastern Australia.

Wild weather in the Australian state of Queensland has led to a small town becoming covered in foam whipped up by rough seas.

Residents and visitors could be seen playing in the foam and taking pictures of the unusual phenomenon in Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast.

Onlookers said the foam reached three metres high at its peak, with emergency services urging residents and tourists to cancel all non-essential travel.

From:

•  BBC News 
•  Yahoo! News

Bryant Park fountain in New York freezes in cold snap

A fountain in Bryant Park in New York has partially frozen because of the cold temperatures in the city.

It has become a temporary tourist attraction as passers-by take photos.

Bryant Park is a 9.603 acre (39,000 m²) privately managed public park located in the New York City borough of   Manhattan It is located between Fifth and Sixth Avenues and between 40th and 42nd Streets in Midtown Manhattan. Although technically the main building of the New York Public Library is located within the park, effectively it forms the park's functional eastern boundary, making Sixth Avenue the park's primary entrance. Although part of the Newn York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Bryant Park is managed by a private not-for-profit corporation, the Bryant Park Corporation. The park is cited as a model for the success of public-private partnerships. Bryant Park is built entirely over an underground structure which houses the New York Public  Library's archives. In the 1980s, the park was closed to the public and excavated. The new library facilities were built below ground level and the park was restored above it.

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1-Statue of William Cullen Bryant, the park's namesake   
2-The Great Lawn in Bryant Park, with the New York Public Library in the background                                                                                                                              

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