Much of what we see in the natural world is considered to be for granted. Of course, we can enjoy the sunset or look at some clouds, but for the most part, mystery The world around us seeks to go unnoticed. But nature can make things more impressive than sunsets or clouds. We look!
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1. Volcanic lightning
If someone asks you to name two of the coolest things that Have you ever seen in nature, your answer will be “volcanoes and lightning.” Or perhaps “lightning and volcanoes,” but only these two options are fact. But nature seems to be constantly searching for new ways to impress us and that’s why she went forward and made volcanic lightning a reality. And yes it is looks exactly the way it sounds – zippers that appear in in the middle of a volcanic eruption. Scientists are not 100% sure why this is happens, but the basic theory is that when a volcano erupts, it projects a positively charged trash into the atmosphere. These emissions react with negative charges, resulting in 1) lightning and 2) really cool picture.
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2. Underwater icicles
When the surface of the sea freezes, for example, around the north and south poles, the process goes in such a way that on the underside ice pockets of cold and salty sea water remain. This the salt mixture is denser than the sea water under it, and has tendency to sink slowly to the bottom. Cold water below the salty mass it freezes around it when it sinks, which leads to the appearance of a giant icicle under the surface of the ice. The technical name for this kind of thing is “ice stalactites,” but how can there be such boring names for such an exciting phenomena? Hence the need for their cool name “underwater icicles. ”
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3. Penitentes
And here is another interesting ice formation, very far from underwater areas – high in the mountains. These spiky ice fields called penitentes, and each splinter can reach colossal height – 4 meters. These chilling snow patterns are formed in high altitude areas with low humidity, for example, in glaciers of the Andes. If the conditions are right, then the sun’s rays are so hot, that they really can sublimate the snow fields. It means, that frozen water evaporates, never becoming a liquid. This leads to small pockets in the ice, which due to their form attracts even more heat. Sharp spikes are those areas snow field where the sun was not focused on the full and absolute destruction.
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4. Supercells
If Superman was stronger than any version of flying human, then supercells are stronger than regular storms.
Supercells are the most dangerous of the four main types. storms, but besides the fact that it is scary, there is also something to look. Fortunately, they are also the rarest, and usually pass in the central part of the USA in the spring. If you ever lucky enough to meet such a phenomenon, just remember one piece of advice: run the other way.
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5. Rainbow of Fire
These colorful phenomena can often be seen in the summer season in middle latitudes, such as most of the United States. On the in fact they are a big halo of refracted light, and, despite the name, have nothing to do with either fire or a rainbow. They appear only when the sun is at an angle of at least 58 degrees above the horizon, and when in the sky there cirrus clouds that are filled with platelet ice crystals. The refraction of light is always parallel to the horizon, but because the arcs are very large, only sections become visible, and it is therefore, it may look like patches of clouds on fire.
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6. Sunny dogs
Here is another phenomenon associated with ice crystals in atmosphere. Like fire rainbows, sun dogs are large glows in the sky as a result of the refraction of light, although in in this case, they seem to actually surround the sun. Solar dogs can be recognized by two bright spots on either side of the glow. If these flashes are bright enough, they may look like three sun in the sky. And the good news is that this is happening. all the time, all over the world, so you can start to see them if take a closer look (especially when the sun is low over the horizon).
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7. Tornadoes
Tornadoes are as amazing as their name: it’s a tornado, which form above water. Because of this, they do not represent a serious threat, but if you happen to be in a boat, be careful because these phenomena can reach speeds up to 305 km / h. There is speculation that many mysterious shipwrecks, such as those in the Bermuda Triangle, are just the result of tornadoes. They can happen anywhere above water, but especially common in the Florida Keys where 400 may be or 500 tornadoes per year.
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8. Snow Donuts
Do you remember how in childhood, when it snowed, everyone tried quickly roll up a big snowball? You either played snowballs or sculpted snowmen. Nature has its own way of sculpting from snow – snow donuts. This rare form forms under ideal conditions. temperature during snowfall or blizzard. If part is snow sticks together with the other part, then gravity and wind do their part of the job, and the com rolls itself. But in this case, the tendency to compression creates a torus shape that can reach up to 66 cm in height.
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9. Basalt strata
At some point, the basalt looked at itself and realized that if it I would like to be noticed, it must be activated. And then basalt organized into pillars.
Admittedly, on the surface it does not seem so impressive – the columns are not very interesting – but if you look at everything together, then this is a beautiful sight. Unique formations are the result of the lava flowing and cooling perpendicularly main thread.
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10. Ice flowers
Simply put, icy flowers are layering particles of ice around foundations of some plants and wood species. When the temperature around the plant is below the freezing point, but the temperature inside is not, then water is drawn to the surface. This leads to fragile ice joints are pushed out where it ends the formation of a “flower”. So they are not quite like flowers, rather on leaves, but it is very interesting to watch.
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