Unusual natural phenomena

It seems to people that the world has already been fully explored and understood. In fact, it is only worth looking around more closely - so many wonders will be discovered, be surprised! Unusual phenomena lurk in the remote corners of the world, and sometimes even appear above the head. For those who are not lazy and closely watching, not only incredible beauties are opened, but also real miracles. What unusual phenomena of nature do scientists usually pay attention to? Let's see/

Lightning

When asked the inhabitants of Catatumbo, the municipality of Venezuela, to name unusual phenomena, they proudly reply that they are frequent in their home area. They believe that they live in the "World Capital of Lightning". This fact is even included in the Guinness Book of Records. In this region, the highest concentration of celestial electricity is recorded. Lightning here sparkles in an amount of two hundred and fifty pieces per year per square kilometer. Agree, this is difficult to get used to.

Unusual natural phenomena do not end there. Here there are whole parades of celestial discharges, when the sky literally blazes with light. The sailors found practical benefit in this phenomenon. They call this shore the lighthouse of Catatumbo. And it is true that unusual phenomena sometimes help a person save life or property. In the case described, the outlines of rocks and reefs literally flash during storms. Why is this possible? There is a unique zone created by mountains and a lake. High Andes block air flows. And the evaporation of moisture from Lake Maracaibo form clouds stretched upward. Almost constant discharges form a large amount of ozone. Ten percent of this gas is produced here.

Halo

When studying unusual phenomena, it is impossible to circumvent this foreign term. The "halo" is translated simply as a "circle". A call this word unusual atmospheric phenomena, which are optical in nature. In fact, it has long been studied and explained. In the atmosphere, ice crystals (clouds) accumulate. The light on them is bizarrely refracted, sometimes forming circles.

Even in the school curriculum, this is talked about. For example, demonstrating unusual atmospheric phenomena (grade 3), the teacher will necessarily show strange at first glance circles in the sky. However, children can not understand the nature of their appearance at such a young age, knowledge is not enough. But it's quite possible to be interested in trying to master the laws of nature. By the way, the halo also appears around the heavenly bodies. The phenomenon of this people has long been noted. There are even signs based on it. People say that the circles near the moon are to cold wind or frost.

Northern Lights

Lucky for those who saw this extravaganza of colors in the frosty sky! Global unearthly glow causes delight and fear. When asked to name unusual phenomena of nature, be sure to remember the northern lights! It is described by poets, scientists do not ignore. And the rationale for his appearance is almost mystical.
The northern lights appear due to the attraction of the planet by the "solar wind". The energy of this stream acts on the molecules of the atmosphere, causing them to glow. The color gamma is generated by various gases, of which air is composed (violet - nitrogen, for example, and green - oxygen). Majestic spectacle!

Mirages

Previously believed that it is these visions that are the most unusual phenomena. Nature could not understand them. Moreover, mirages appear most often in places remote from settlements. Where it is difficult to find support. A lot of legends have been written about them. So, one of them says that Fata Morgana, who was considered the half-sister of the ancient King Arthur, retired from the court of the latter. She was terribly hurt at her crowned relative and his friends.
Pride of the proud lady found in a crystal palace built in the depths of the ocean. And in revenge, she directed deceptive visions on the soldiers. In fact, the mirage is a fully explicable optical phenomenon. It occurs when there is a non-linear temperature distribution in the atmosphere. Because of the different properties of the layers, a so-called air lens appears. It is what gives rise to optical illusion, showing the audience objects that are in reality at large distances from it.

Sea foam

If unusual phenomena in the sky we are all, though rarely, but we can observe, then this phenomenon is exclusive. It is found in the Southern Hemisphere. The sea depths are covered with thick foam, forming a semblance of cappuccino. On the water, it persists for a long time, and after hitting the shore disappears. Formed sea foam from organic waste, algae and small litter under the influence of wind. By the way, people do not harm it. But to look at the amazing phenomenon is extremely interesting.

Biconvex clouds

This phenomenon can be seen in Russia. The sky is filled with cumulus clouds, which have a cellular structure. It seems to the viewer that the clouds are hanging over him. And at sunset they are also highlighted in blue or pink. It seems that these are not light clusters of water vapor, but giant dense figures, terrible with their massiveness. In America, believe that the appearance in the sky of this phenomenon foreshadows a tornado. We also associate it with the weather change for the worse. You should expect a storm or a hurricane.

Glowing Beaches

In the Maldives at night you can see the water that sparkles with blue rays. Imagine, you came to the beach to dive into the water, and it glows, as if alive. This is not dangerous! You can swim without fear in such amazing water. The fact is that it contains phytoplankton. Under the influence of waves, it oscillates and shimmers. This phenomenon, only in a somewhat "reduced" version, can be observed in the Crimea. In August, the waters of the Azov Sea are also filled with phytoplankton, which luminesces under the influence of waves. The swimmer is in a wonderful world. It seems to him that he "travels among the stars". From each of his movements in the water appears a lot of lights.

Green Beam

This phenomenon is for people who are attentive, not indifferent to natural beauty. It is available to almost everyone who saw the sunset over the sea. If the sky is transparent, cloudless, an unusual phenomenon occurs. At the moment when the luminary disappears "in the sea depth", there appears not a red, as expected, but a green ray. This is the farewell greetings of the setting sun. Rare viewers of the phenomenon speak of its unusual coloration. There is no such "green" in nature. Science came to the conclusion that this ray is of a laser nature, but it could not explain the phenomenon.

Frozen tsunami

When a frosty strong wind blows from the sea, then trouble can happen. On the shore will come not to attack the waters, but the ice! This phenomenon was observed in Canada and the USA. There, nine-meter ice shafts led an "attack" on human settlements. This is scary! In the water of such power and mass, it is practically impossible for people to be saved. What can we say about the blocks of ice, slowly, but inexorably approaching the houses! Scientists blame the occurrence of the phenomenon of winds. Their power makes the ice to breathe and move around. In Canada, this attack was subjected to sixteen kilometers of coastline. Ice broke down at home, swept away everything in its path. People ran in fear. But in the US, this phenomenon was observed not even in the ocean, but on Lake Mill Lax. Then the elements captured sixty kilometers of coast.

On the planet there are many other phenomena that are rightly called amazing. In one place you can find "singing sands", in the other - multi-layered rainbows. Studying these phenomena, people are amazed at how varied and unpredictable is our common home - the planet Earth.