A video published on social networks this Monday shows a “Snowfall” in Miami It left netizens flabbergasted and quickly went viral.
Hundreds of people caught the moment as “snowflakes” fell on them outside Hard Rock Stadium, the headquarters of Miami Dolphins.
However, the phenomenon believed by many was the result of the unusual drop in temperature in Southeast Florida this weekend was just one of the Christmas surprises Hard Rock Stadium was preparing for visitors.
“Come to South Plaza to enjoy the Dolphins’ winter festival!” the publication of Hard Rock’s official website urged on Twitter.
As part of the holiday celebrations, the iconic stadium, home to the Dolphins since 1987 and the College Football Miami Hurricanes since 2008, wanted to portray a frosty Christmas Imitation of snowflakes.
He also prepared the sets for his audience to take photos and videos, hear Christmas carols and more.
But… bad news, Snow doesn’t fall in Miamithough it almost happened this Christmas when Florida registered record low temperatures during this weekend’s unusual Christmas winter storm.
In the city of Miamiwhere the heat tends almost always to suffocating, the thermometers registered Temperatures this Sunday morning of 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7.2 degrees Celsius)according to the US National Weather Service.
And although it didn’t snow this time in the City of the Sun, many remember that almost 46 years ago the seemingly impossible happened. That January 19, 1977a day before Democrat Jimmy Carter took over the presidency of the United States, Miami woke up to a thin layer of frost which shone until 9 a.m. to disappear with the heat of the first rays of the sun.
And while many Miamians are waiting for the snow miracle to happen again, they are not without surprise to see that if it doesn’t, it’s raining iguanas!
The not surprising, because well-known phenomenon occurs when temperatures drop too low and causes the iguanas to reduce their mobility and fall from the trees. In the videos published by the Only in Dade website, several of these animals can be seen falling from the trees, where they remain practically petrified.
In extreme cold, iguanas’ blood gets so cold that they slow down, slow down, and lose their footing on branches. However, this does not mean that they die, as the sun warms up they move again at the speed that characterizes them.
The phenomenon is relatively common in Florida when temperatures drop sharply. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) issued a warning last year animals live and that they should not be mistreated even if they appear to be dead.