VINTERIX🇺🇸 on Instagram: "Temperatures often plunge below –30 °C during the long polar night. In this environment, water exposed to air can freeze almost instantly. Even seawater just above freezing begins forming thin crystals that merge into solid ice sheets. · Arctic winds and lack of sunlight accelerate freezing · Salt is expelled, creating stronger, purer ice · Rapid freezing stabilizes climate, reflects sunlight, and supports Arctic wildlife A striking reminder of nature’s power and the