14 Freakish Natural Occurrences
- 7 yıl önce
From intriguing Skypunches to the frightening and beautiful Catatumbo Lightning, here are 14 Freakish Natural Occurrences. \r
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8. Skypunches\r
Their more elegant name is Fallstreak Hole. You can also call them cavums if you want though theyre more commonly referred to as skypunches. A skypunch occurs when the clouds are at a freezing temperature when the water has yet to freeze, which results in ice crystals forming in the sky. But then the water droplets evaporate, leaving what looks like a hole or a “cloud canal” (yet another name) to appear in the sky as if someone just up and punched a hole into the clouds. So, its ually a lot less violent that it sounds, but no less cool looking.\r
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7. Glowing Sea\r
Visiting the shores of this island in the Maldives looks like a scene from a sci-fi . The scientific name behind this beautiful occurrence is called “bioluminescence” which is when micro organisms emit light due to a catalyzation of oxygen in their bodies. So what you see are ually little creatures bodies after some oxidation has occurred. This instance on the shore is one of the rare times bioluminescence happens so close to the edge of water, as it usually happens closer to the middle of the sea.\r
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6. Brinicle\r
At first glance, this might seems like a cloud thats leaking from the sky onto a meadow. But what this is ually a photo of is whats called a “brinicle.” A brinicle is sea ice formations that are pretty much the ocean water version of what an icicle is. The ice pipe gets more stable once the saline water keeps flowing through, so a dip under the freezing water can lend to many an opportune photo moment.\r
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5. Whirlpools\r
Its pretty simple: when two currents moving the opposite way meet each other in a body of water, a whirlpool is formed. You hear about whirlpools all the time, but the thought of ually coming into cont with one is pretty scary. A powerful whirlpool is referred to as a maelstrom, which usually drags down smaller boats, so youre much safer in a larger sea vessel. Though not super dangerous, anytime some sort of force can ultimately drag you into the depths of a strong current, its a good idea to not come near it. \r
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4. Fire Whirls\r
You know somethings not pleasant when its called a “fire tornado” or a “fire devil.” When a fire starts, these hot whirlwinds can occur, depending on how hot the fire gets and how strong the wind is. Like a scene out of hell, while it takes a huge fire to start for fire tornadoes to even have the possibility of happening, see a fire tornado is almost surreal as it combines two really scary thing into one giant twister of light and heat.\r
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3. Red Tide\r
When the water turns read at a beach, people are of course quick to point out that something biblical is happening. The red body of water you see is the result of what is called an algae bloom. This instance is from an algae bloom on Clovelly (cluh vell ee) beach in Sydney Australia on November 27, new. While these rarely occur, when they do, swimmers are advised to not take to the water that day as there are high amounts of ammonia in the water that could cause irritation on the skin and eyes. So it doesnt sound as scary as it looks. Apparently the water even glows blue at night. \r
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2. Door to Hell\r
One day in the year of 1971, a group of scientists were on the hunt for some gas reserves in Turkmenistan when their rig basically fell apart, causing harmful methane gas to be released. In order to stop the release of the poisonous gas, they set fire to the gas reserve. And, as you can see, over 40 years later, its still burning. The scientists really though the fire would be out hours later, but the gas reserve had other ideas. Now the Door to Hell exists for hundreds of people to visit every year. \r
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1. Catatumbo Lightning\r
Over the mouth of the Catatumbo River in Venezuela is a phenomenon that takes place solely in that area: the aptly named Catatumbo Lightning. For about 260 nights a year, this gathering of storm clouds creates what looks like the coming of the battle scene of a fantasy . Because of a combination of moisture, heat, and wind from the surrounding environmental formations of mountains and lakes, the destabilized air results in this epic lightning storm over the reflective surface of Lake Maracaibo when the river flows into.
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8. Skypunches\r
Their more elegant name is Fallstreak Hole. You can also call them cavums if you want though theyre more commonly referred to as skypunches. A skypunch occurs when the clouds are at a freezing temperature when the water has yet to freeze, which results in ice crystals forming in the sky. But then the water droplets evaporate, leaving what looks like a hole or a “cloud canal” (yet another name) to appear in the sky as if someone just up and punched a hole into the clouds. So, its ually a lot less violent that it sounds, but no less cool looking.\r
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7. Glowing Sea\r
Visiting the shores of this island in the Maldives looks like a scene from a sci-fi . The scientific name behind this beautiful occurrence is called “bioluminescence” which is when micro organisms emit light due to a catalyzation of oxygen in their bodies. So what you see are ually little creatures bodies after some oxidation has occurred. This instance on the shore is one of the rare times bioluminescence happens so close to the edge of water, as it usually happens closer to the middle of the sea.\r
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6. Brinicle\r
At first glance, this might seems like a cloud thats leaking from the sky onto a meadow. But what this is ually a photo of is whats called a “brinicle.” A brinicle is sea ice formations that are pretty much the ocean water version of what an icicle is. The ice pipe gets more stable once the saline water keeps flowing through, so a dip under the freezing water can lend to many an opportune photo moment.\r
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5. Whirlpools\r
Its pretty simple: when two currents moving the opposite way meet each other in a body of water, a whirlpool is formed. You hear about whirlpools all the time, but the thought of ually coming into cont with one is pretty scary. A powerful whirlpool is referred to as a maelstrom, which usually drags down smaller boats, so youre much safer in a larger sea vessel. Though not super dangerous, anytime some sort of force can ultimately drag you into the depths of a strong current, its a good idea to not come near it. \r
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4. Fire Whirls\r
You know somethings not pleasant when its called a “fire tornado” or a “fire devil.” When a fire starts, these hot whirlwinds can occur, depending on how hot the fire gets and how strong the wind is. Like a scene out of hell, while it takes a huge fire to start for fire tornadoes to even have the possibility of happening, see a fire tornado is almost surreal as it combines two really scary thing into one giant twister of light and heat.\r
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3. Red Tide\r
When the water turns read at a beach, people are of course quick to point out that something biblical is happening. The red body of water you see is the result of what is called an algae bloom. This instance is from an algae bloom on Clovelly (cluh vell ee) beach in Sydney Australia on November 27, new. While these rarely occur, when they do, swimmers are advised to not take to the water that day as there are high amounts of ammonia in the water that could cause irritation on the skin and eyes. So it doesnt sound as scary as it looks. Apparently the water even glows blue at night. \r
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2. Door to Hell\r
One day in the year of 1971, a group of scientists were on the hunt for some gas reserves in Turkmenistan when their rig basically fell apart, causing harmful methane gas to be released. In order to stop the release of the poisonous gas, they set fire to the gas reserve. And, as you can see, over 40 years later, its still burning. The scientists really though the fire would be out hours later, but the gas reserve had other ideas. Now the Door to Hell exists for hundreds of people to visit every year. \r
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1. Catatumbo Lightning\r
Over the mouth of the Catatumbo River in Venezuela is a phenomenon that takes place solely in that area: the aptly named Catatumbo Lightning. For about 260 nights a year, this gathering of storm clouds creates what looks like the coming of the battle scene of a fantasy . Because of a combination of moisture, heat, and wind from the surrounding environmental formations of mountains and lakes, the destabilized air results in this epic lightning storm over the reflective surface of Lake Maracaibo when the river flows into.