Frozen iguanas are falling from trees in Florida due to record low temperatures

Globally, weather conditions are becoming more and more unpredictable. With temperatures reaching record highs and record lows in various parts of the world, wildlife is being massively affected. In Florida, residents have started noticing one creature in particular struggling with the current record-low temperatures.

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Miami posted a warning iguanas becoming immobilised by the cold temperatures and subsequently falling from trees.

NWS wrote on Twitter: “This isn’t something we usually forecast, but don’t be surprised if you see iguanas falling from trees tonight as lows drop into the 30s and 40s. Brrrr!”

Yesterday, there was news no one believed…iguanas falling out of the sky due to cold temperatures. Here is a video sent by my friends at Redline Iguana Removal. #iguanas #FloridaWinter pic.twitter.com/8FUy2bVvpR

— Elina Shirazi (@elinashirazi) January 22, 2020

The lizards are not dead, however, they are just temporarily “frozen,” as one user demonstrates by moving one into a warmer spot when it defrosts and scurries away.

Those iguanas you see everywhere will eventually wake up and scurry off. Here’s one outside our Broward Bureau doing just that: pic.twitter.com/UKV6BtWuhU

— Frank Guzman (@fguzmanon7) January 22, 2020