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Pele’s Hair Lava
Greenish-gold strands of Pele’s hair form when bubbles in hot lava pop and throw droplets into the wind. The droplets can elongate into perfectly straight, glassy strands that are as thin as human hair.
Lenticular Clouds
Lenticular clouds, named for their lens or saucer-like shape, are stationary clouds that form in the troposphere, often aligned with the wind direction. These clouds come in three main types based on their altitude and can sometimes appear in the lower stratosphere as nacreous clouds.
Dark Hedges
Bregagh Road in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is famously known as the Dark Hedges, thanks to its enchanting row of beech trees planted in the 18th century by the Stuart family. Fans of HBO's Game of Thrones might also recognize it as the "Kings Road" from the series.
Jellyfish Lake, Palau
Jellyfish Lake in Palau is home to millions of jellyfish that migrate across the lake twice a day for feeding. Unlike many other jellyfish species, the ones in this lake are not dangerous to humans. This unique location offers a safe environment for swimming with jellyfish.
Mammatus Clouds
Mammatus clouds, also known as mamma or mammatocumulus, are pouches hanging from the base of clouds, usually cumulonimbus rainclouds. These clouds can also form with other types of clouds.
Light Pillars And Diamond Dust In London Ontario Canada
Light pillars occur when ice crystals in the air reflect artificial light sources, such as streetlights, creating vertical shafts of light, while diamond dust is made up of tiny ice crystals suspended in the air, producing a sparkling, glittering effect when sunlight or moonlight interacts with them.
Desert Rose Crystals
Rose-like crystal formation made of gypsum or baryte, often with sand grains included. They form in arid, sandy environments, typically through the evaporation of a shallow salt basin, and can range in size from pea-sized to 10 cm in diameter.
Monochrome Rainbow
A monochrome or red rainbow is a rare optical and meteorological phenomenon, and a variation of the more common multicolored rainbow. It forms through the same process as a regular rainbow (reflection/refraction of light in water droplets), but the key difference is that a monochrome rainbow occurs when the Sun is close to the horizon, typically around sunrise or sunset.
Moonbow
A moonbow, also called a moon rainbow or lunar rainbow, is a rainbow created by moonlight instead of direct sunlight. Aside from the difference in the light source, its formation follows the same process as a solar rainbow: light is refracted through numerous water droplets, like those from a rain shower or waterfall. It always appears on the opposite side of the sky from the Moon, as seen by the observer.
Grand Canyon
Carved by the Colorado River over thousands of years, this dramatic canyon in Arizona spans more than 400 kilometers in length and reaches depths of nearly 2,000 meters. It is unique among the seven natural wonders, as it has been continuously inhabited by Native American communities for centuries.
Milky Way
Milky Way - a spiral galaxy that contains our solar system and is visible as a luminous band of light across the night sky. It consists of billions of stars, dust, and gas, and spans roughly 100,000 light-years in diameter. The Milky Way’s distinct appearance is the result of our vantage point from Earth, looking toward the dense center of the galaxy, where the stars and cosmic material are most concentrated.
Lake Baikal
Located in Siberia, it is the world’s deepest freshwater lake and contains unique species of flora and fauna.
Crepuscular Rays
Crepuscular rays, often called "god rays" in casual terms, are beams of sunlight that emerge when the Sun is just above or below a layer of clouds during twilight. These rays are most visible when the contrast between light and dark is at its peak.
Moon Dog
A moon dog (or moondog), also known as a mock moon or paraselene in meteorology, is an atmospheric optical phenomenon where bright spots appear on one or both sides of the Moon.
The Sardine Run
In spring billions of sardines migrate north across the Agulhas Bank along South Africa's east coast. Their vast numbers create a breathtaking spectacle, making it one of the world's most remarkable marine events.
Mount Roraima
A flat-topped mountain located in Venezuela, known for its unique "tabletop" summit and stunning landscapes.
Danxia Landform
Danxia landforms are unique geological formations found in China, characterized by dramatic red sandstone cliffs, valleys, and peaks. These striking landscapes are shaped by millions of years of erosion, creating colorful, layered rock formations that are often referred to as "rainbow mountains."
Hole Punch Cloud (Or Fallstreak Hole)
Circular or elliptical gap that can form in cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds, caused by supercooled water evaporating or freezing, sometimes triggered by aircraft. These rare, striking holes have often been mistaken for UFOs.
Darvaza Gas Crater, Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan
It is a fiery, continuously burning natural gas field which was ignited in 1971 after a gas drilling accident and has been burning ever since, creating a striking, glowing pit in the desert.
Red Moon
A red moon, occurs during a total lunar eclipse when the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the lunar surface. The red color results from the scattering of sunlight through Earth's atmosphere, with longer wavelengths, like red, being more prominent. This rare phenomenon can be seen from anywhere on Earth during the eclipse, making it a striking and memorable event.
Circumhorizontal Arc
A circumhorizontal arc is an optical phenomenon created by the refraction of sunlight or moonlight through plate-shaped ice crystals in cirrus or cirrostratus clouds. It appears as a bright, colorful band parallel to the horizon, with red at the top. It may appear in fragments if the cloud is small or patchy.
Frost Flowers - Hair Ice, Cranny
The formation of frost flowers is dependent on a freezing weather condition occurring when the ground is not already frozen. The sap in the stem of the plants will expand (water expands when frozen), causing long, thin cracks to form along the length of the stem.
Sort Sol, Denmark
This is a natural phenomenon where large flocks of starlings gather in the sky at dusk, creating mesmerizing swirling formations. This spectacle, often seen in autumn, is one of Europe's most impressive bird displays, drawing tourists and birdwatchers.
Green Flash Sunset
The green flash and green ray are brief optical events seen at sunset or sunrise, where a green spot briefly appears above the Sun, or a green ray may shoot up from the horizon. These phenomena last only a few seconds when conditions are perfect.
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