A hair-freezing competition has been canceled – because it’s not cold enough.
The annual competition is held at Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs in Yukon, Canada.
Brave souls step into the naturally heated water and can make hair-raising shapes when their wet hair freezes.
However, temperatures did not drop below -20°C during the winter, the conditions needed to get the best frozen hair.
Categories usually range from best female and male, to best band, best facial hair and people’s choice award.
Satyam Jain, spokesperson for the Springs, says: “Last winter, it wasn’t cold enough for a long period, so the competition was postponed for this year. We took some photos last year, but it wasn’t enough for a proper competition .
“We start the hair freezing contest as soon as the temperature drops to -20°C or lower. We usually keep an eye on the forecast to see how long the cold weather will last and start the race anytime between December and March, depending on the temperature.
“If we get a stable temperature of -20 in November, we can even start the competition in November, but we all know that’s not going to happen.
“I believe climate change is definitely a factor. For the hair to freeze as in the picture, it must be at least -20°C.
“The colder it is, the better and faster the freezing effect. The best results I have seen are at -22°C and below.”
A Yukon University report from 2022 warned that due to climate change, temperatures in the region could increase by 0.7 to 3.7 degrees in the next 50 years, leading to warmer winters.
A 2017 Canadian government report said climate change research showed temperatures in the Yukon are rising at a faster rate than in Canada as a whole.
He reported that in 2016, most of the Yukon had average temperatures that were more than 3 degrees Celsius higher than those recorded from 1961 to 1990, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.
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