Top Ten Natural Phenomenons
One of the most brilliant phenomena found in our atmosphere is that of a lightning strike. ... Volcanic lightning! The above, and all the subsequent photos
Fire rainbows — sorry, we mean 'circumhorizon arcs' A fire rainbow in Pennsylvania fishhawk/Flickr These beautiful sky paintings have nothing to do with fire or rain, as weather-loving people are very quick to point out.
Halo (from Greek ἅλως, halōs) is the name for a family of optical phenomena produced by sunlight interacting with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Halos can have many forms, ranging from colored or white rings to arcs and spots in the sky.
Fire Whirls. A meld of the fire, topograph, and meteorological factors. These play a significant role in fire spread and hazard to control personnel. The average size of this class is usually 33 to 100 feet, with rotational velocities of 22 to 67 MPH. Fire Tornadoes. These systems begin to dominate the large scale fire dynamics. They lead to extreme hazard and control problems.
Penitentes also known as nieves penitents are one of the wonderful natural phenomenon occurring in the world. They are snow formations, occurring naturally, at very high altitudes. The snow formations are in the shape of thin and tall blades of hard ice or snow rising upwards towards the sun.
Pele's hair is a form of lava. It is named after Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes. It can be defined as volcanic glass fibers or thin strands of volcanic glass. The strands are formed through the stretching of molten basaltic glass from lava, usually from lava fountains, lava cascades, and vigorous lava flows.
This is the Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flats in the world, covering an area of 10,582 kilometers at once mirrors the natural world. Located between Potosi and Oruro, near the crest of the Andes, Bolivia.
Synchronized hordes of cicadas A 13-year cicada in Chapel Hill, N.C. Gerry Broome/AP If you live in Ohio, West Virginia, or their neighbors, you're experiencing one of the planet's entomological miracles: periodical cicadas.