10 Natural Phenomena That Left Us In Awe…
- 4:36 pm August 27, 2018
- Hazel
There are many things in this mysterious small yet beautiful globe. It mysterious nature is often studied by the researchers to what exactly is the reason behind these mysteries and that is why we are quite intrigued to what might be the reason behind it and how does the natural functions. The ecosystem is very vast and very complicated, to study everything in and out of it, even a lifetime will fall short. But we can still learn about it in pieces and which is why we have compiled some of the natural phenomena that will leave you in awe of it!
Novaya Zemlya effect
This is a polar mirage occurring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. It looks like that the Sun is rising earlier than it actually should and, the Sun looks like a line or a square. Trapped by the ice, the party was forced to stay for the winter in a makeshift lodge on the archipelago of Novaya Zemlya and endure the polar night.
Cloud iridescence
Cloud iridescence or irisation is a phenomenon where the colorful optical thing that occurs in a cloud and appears in the general proximity of the Sun or Moon. The colors resemble those seen in soap bubbles and oil on a water surface. Looks like a messed rainbow!
Light pillars
A light pillar is a rare halo which is atmospheric optical phenomenon in the form of a vertical band of light which appears to extend above and below a light source. You can only see this when it is cold outside!
Halo
Halo is an optical phenomenon 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. It is a glowing ring which appears near the sun or the moon.
Ball lightning
This is potentially not a safe atmospheric electrical phenomenon. It is luminous, spherical objects that vary from mini to several meters in diameter.
Glory
It resembling an iconic saint's halo around the shadow of the observer's head, caused by sunlight or moonlight interacting with the tiny water droplets that compose mist or clouds.