Krvavi slapovi tečejo iz Taylorjevega ledenika v antarktični dolini McMurdo. Ne gre za kri, temveč za rdeče obarvano slano vodo, ki se steka proti jezeru Bonney. Pojav je prvi opazil avstralski raziskovalec Thomas Griffith Taylor leta 1911 med slovito ekspedicijo Terra Nova. Sprva so mislili, da barvo povzročajo rdeče alge, a resnica je bolj geološke in kemične narave.
Pod ledenikom se skriva rezervoar izjemno slane vode, ki je tam ujet že več kot milijon let. Ko ta voda, bogata z železom, pod pritiskom ledu brizgne skozi razpoke na površje in pride v stik s kisikom, železo oksidira – zarjavi. S tem nastane značilna krvavo rdeča barva, ki pojavu daje ime.
Pulzirajoče iztekanje in dinamika ledenika
Novejše raziskave so razkrile, da iztekanje slanice ni enakomerno, temveč pulzirajoče in epizodično. Voda prihaja na površje v sunkih skozi cevaste kanale pod ledenikom, ki jih odpira gibanje ledu. Teža ledu in njegovo počasno premikanje potiskata slanico navzgor, nakar skozi razpoke sunkovito izbruhne na površje.
Voda pod Taylorjevim ledenikom ne zamrzne zaradi dveh ključnih dejavnikov: ekstremne koncentracije soli in sproščanja latentne toplote. Ko se del vode pod velikim pritiskom vendarle spremeni v led, se ob tem sprosti energija, ki segreje okolico in ohranja preostalo slanico v tekočem stanju.
Meritve GPS so razkrile, da se površina ledenika med izpustom, ki traja približno mesec dni, zniža za okoli 1,5 centimetra, gibanje ledenika naprej pa se ob tem upočasni za približno deset odstotkov.
![EXCLUSIVE: Story from Jam Press (Foreign Accent Syndrome) Pictured: Video grab - Tara Livingston speaking about how she woke up with a Russian accent after suffering a stroke and says strangers think she is faking it.VIDEO: Mum wakes up with Russian accent after stroke and says strangers think she's faking itA mum woke up with a Russian accent after she suffered a stroke – and has told how strangers think that she's faking it.Tara Livingston says she went to sleep sounding like herself and woke up sounding like she was from Russia.The 56-year-old suffered a stroke in November 2023, which left her with aphasia and apraxia of speech – conditions that affect language and the ability to form words.She began intensive speech therapy and slowly started relearning how to talk.But in February 2024, after undergoing a small surgical procedure beside her eye, she woke up with a completely different accent."I am so Canadian [but] I'm now treated like a immigrant," Tara told NeedToKnow."It's hard especially when I forget."I live near a famous ski town and I talk to the visitors about Canadian trivia and then they ask where I'm from."I almost cry when I have to answer, it breaks my heart."First I had a stroke and I was afflicted with aphasia and apraxia of speech.Recalling what happened the day she woke up from surgery, Tara said: "I tried to talk to the nurses."It came out in a Russian accent and I was surprised that I couldn't stop it."I was so confused."Doctors diagnosed Tara with Foreign Accent Syndrome, an extremely rare neurological condition where damage to the brain alters speech patterns and makes a person sound as though they have a foreign accent.The mum-of-three from Ontario, Canada, says people often think she's doing the accent as a joke, which has even led to an altercation with a real Russian.She said: "The doctors never thought I was faking."But, I was at the neighbourhood pub and a woman started speaking Russian to me."I laughed an.18 Feb 2026Pictured: Story from Jam Press (Foreign Accent Syndrome) Pictured: Video grab - Tara Livingston speaking about how she woke up with a Russian accent after suffering a stroke and says strangers think she is faking it.VIDEO: Mum wakes up with Russian accent after stroke and says strangers think she's faking itA mum woke up with a Russian accent after she suffered a stroke – and has told how strangers think that she's faking it.Tara Livingston says she went to sleep sounding like herself and woke up sounding like she was from Russia.The 56-year-old suffered a stroke in November 2023, which left her with aphasia and apraxia of speech – conditions that affect language and the ability to form words.She began intensive speech therapy and slowly started relearning how to talk.But in February 2024, after undergoing a small surgical procedure beside her eye, she woke up with a completely different accent."I am so Canadian [but] I'm now treated like a immigrant," Tara told NeedToKnow."It'.,Image: 1076119267, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: NO Australia, Germany, Norway, South Korea, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Unknown Country, Model Release: no](/media/2026/02/24/809408/Wide-profimedia-1076119267-400.webp?1771932329)