For some odd reason, the majority of humanity takes a lot of what we witness in the natural world for granted. We love to take a gander at the sun rising over the crest of a mountain, or lay down on our back in the park and watch the cloud formations, but most of what occurs in this world goes completely unnoticed. Sometimes science can explain certain aspects of the world, and sometimes it doesn’t, and that is one-hundred percent okay with us. Here are 5 natural phenomena we need to see with our own eyes to believe fully.
5. Volcanic Lightning
5. Volcanic Lightning
Volcanic Lightning is a combination of, you guessed it, a lightning storm and a volcanic eruption occurring within the same space at the same time. The two combine into one massive force to be reckoned with.
4. Penitentes
4. Penitentes
Penitentes are also ice formations, but they occur high in the mountains away from any water. These fields of ice form giant spikes reaching up to the sky, and each shard can be about 13 feet high in some cases.
3. Fire Rainbows
3. Fire Rainbows
Fire Rainbows sound pretty badass, but these colorful arcs of light occur when the sun is perfectly set at 58 degrees along the horizon, and when cirrus clouds are floating high in the sky. The rainbow will appear as if it is on fire.
2. Sun Dogs
2. Sun Dogs
Sun Dogs may have an odd name, but these phenomenon are simply ice crystals in the atmosphere reflecting the light above. The refracted light causes halos to form, reaching from the sky to the ground.
1. Snow Donuts
1. Snow Donuts
Snow Donuts are weird, simply put. These masses of snow are blown together into the rare shape in just the right temperature. Gravity or the wind can cause these donuts to form, some of which reach up to 26 inches tall.
