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Let's admit, our Mother Nature could be easily titled as one of the most—if not the most—prominent artists on the face of the earth. The masterpieces she creates each and every day never fail to inspire us and make us feel things. Unfortunately, though, our daily lives and busy routines often distract us from noticing them. Luckily, there are people who do their best to remind us how magical nature truly is.

Kirill Bakanov (@WeatherSarov1 on Twitter) is a guy from Russia who has a Twitter account dedicated to sharing daily updates on the weather in Russia. Each of his posts includes an impressive picture presenting the mesmerizing piece of art the weather conditions that day have created. With that being said, Bored Panda invites you to look through some of the most fascinating Russian weather updates from Kirill Bakanov's Twitter account. Besides, we had a chance to ask Kirill some questions—you should definitely scroll down for the interview.

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"My name is Kirill. I have a science degree in ecology and geochemistry. Five years ago, after a severe storm which hammered my city, killing two people, I started to be interested in meteorology and severe weather," the owner of the Twitter account told Bored Panda.

When asked, how the idea to post these weather updates came to him, Kirill told us this: "I realized that to get more complete information on meteorology it was necessary to interact with scientists and amateurs from all over the world. That's how I discovered Twitter. When I started browsing Twitter, I saw that there is very little news on natural disasters from Russia, or it comes with a big delay. In 2018 I decided to share news from Russia with foreign readers."

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Erin Snodgrass
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm from Minnesota...that looks like a hell of a scraping job lol

BluEyedSeoulite
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm from Northern Indiana and this happened to us a few times. The roads weren't plowed anyway so we just waited for the sun to melt the ice. Usually took just one day

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Trav May
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Uh, boss, I won't be in today." Boss: "I don't think anyone's going to be in today."

Wendy
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah man freezing rain/black ice (or as we say 'ijzel' in Dutch) is a bitch! Specially this thick.... Takes a lot of time to thaw...

Daria B
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As seen by the face of the car in the right photo, they try to be tough, but not everyone makes it.... u.u

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Steve Cruz
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Denver has had freezing rain -- not this bad -- but it turned all the streets and sidewalks into sheets of ice that were impassible even by emergency vehicles. Sand trucks tried to spread grit and just slid out of control on the slightest slope.

Martha Meyer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine rushing to your car at 7:30 am on a Monday morning to drive to work and finding... this. I'm screaming inside on behalf of all those poor people who had to defreeze their car somehow.

H Edwards
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember this happening in the UK one time back in the 90s, it was incredible. Everything covered in a layer of ice, although not as thick as in this picture. Made walking anywhere practically impossible.

Tiari
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We had something similar in Germany in 2012. The trams did not work for three days, because the power lines and the tracks froze faster they could unfreeze/scrape them.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Дорогая, я думаю, нам нужно больше фенов ..." Translation: Honey, I think we need more blow dryers..."

Jessica
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

how do u function with this happening? is this a permissible reason to call off work? I have no idea how u would de-ice a car so frozen

Jennifer Crompton
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We've had this happen in Northern Illinois and yes, everyone stays home. The roads aren't drivable anyway. It was the only time I remember that there wasn't even mail delivery that day. I've lived through many blizzards and the mail carrier always shows up even if they're late.

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Johanne Trudeau
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Makes me think of our epic ice storm in 1998. Crippled our cities in Quebec and North Eastern USA for weeks...

F. H.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We had similar conditions in my town in Germany once. After seeing that my car was completely frozen, I thought it was safer to walk to work. After a few hundred meters I saw that this was completely impossible. The sidewalks were pure ice, the roads were more or less clear though. So I had no choice but to hack my car free.

Chich
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I moved to a part of the country that does not get freezing rain very often if at all. Do not miss it.

Cheryl Carter
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do you have to wait until spring to get your car out?? You need a lot of ice picks!

Jo Choto
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder if that's enough of an excuse not to come to work.

MikeMaxis
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dunno about this one. More like a busted water pipe spraying water. Notice the far left car no ice.

Jessica
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How do u function when this happens? Is this a permissible reason to call off work? I have no idea how u would de-ice a car this thoroughly frozen.

Maggie Mae
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

appears to be a water main break....the surrounding cars are unaffected.

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"Most of the photos and videos I find on Vkontakte (most popular social media in Russia), Instagram and Facebook. I use keywords to search for news. For example, смерч (tornado), ураган (severe wind) etc. I also monitor the situation on volcanoes and thunderstorm activity," Kirill told us. "Approximately 5 percent of the content I do myself."

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Kyle D
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well thank goodness they remembered to put the wipers up so they wouldn't freeze to the windshield.

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When asked, what he enjoys the most about posting these updates, Kirill told us this: "When I post the news, first of all, my goal is to tell the world about beautiful and extreme weather events in Russia and the countries of the former USSR. When a post gets a lot of views, I understand that people need such content."

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It'll be hard to get to the pot of gold. It's at the bottom of whatever type of body of water that is (sorry, I don't know names).

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